— from San Juan County Sheriff’s Office —

On December 27, 2019, the remains of a mostly decomposed unidentified male were discovered on the beach in Echo Bay on Sucia Island, a state park approximately twenty miles south of the Canadian border.

Description is as follows:

  • 50-70 years of age
  • Height-Approximately 70”
  • Old left hernia repair
  • Multiple dental restorations including a gold crowned tooth on the lower right mandible and several missing teeth
  • Wearing black Stanfield’s long underwear, brown tee shirt and brown/black socks

Nearby were discovered a pair of green Haggar khaki pants-size 36/32 with a brown leather belt-size 34 and one brown leather Rockport men’s shoe-size 10W, although it remains unknown whether these items are connected to this individual.

Please contact Detective Buchanan at 360/370-7624 with any inquiries.

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