— from Sheriff Ron Krebs —

The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office has positively identified the body, which was found on the south end of Lopez Island last weekend, as a 61-year-old [woman from] San Antonio TX.

[The woman] purchased a plane ticket and boarded a plane departing San Antonio on the 19th of April arriving in Seattle. From there she purchased a one way ticket on Bellaire Shuttle to Anacortes then purchased a ferry ticket to Friday Harbor. At 8:25 pm she boarded the ferry and approximately 10 minutes later, walked to the rear of the boat and climbed over the rail and jumped in the water with her bags.

After interviewing her relatives and investigating her expense accounts, it is clear she was intent on suicide. The Sheriff’s Office has officially closed the investigation.

[Editor’s Note: Orcas Issues honors the family’s request that the woman’s name not be publicly released.]

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