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Body Recovered from Lake Whatcom

Body Recovered from Lake Whatcom

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LAKE WHATCOM, Wash. – The Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a body was recovered from Lake Whatcom.

Deputies responded at about 3:15 p.m. Thursday after a recreational diver reported finding the body in 70 to 75 feet of water.

Divers from WCSO Search and Rescue recovered the body at about 8 p.m. with the help of South Lake Whatcom Fire.

The Whatcom County Medical Examiner is working to determine the person’s identity, but it’s believed to be a Sudden Valley man reported missing July 2nd.

Details about how and why the person was in the lake haven’t been released.

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