Death investigation underway after body found in Ridgefield’s Lake River

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A death investigation is underway after a body was found in Lake River in Ridgefield, Washington, on Friday afternoon, authorities said.

At 2:44 p.m., someone called 911 to report a person floating face-down in the river, just north of Ridgefield Marina, the Clark County Sheriff’s Office said.

“Ridgefield Police responded along with Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue and confirmed a single adult male was face-down in the water with no apparent signs of life,” the sheriff’s office said in a press release. “No signs of foul play or trauma were observed at the scene. Firefighter-Paramedics pronounced the male deceased at that time.”…

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