The Kitsap Coroner’s Office is seeking the public’s help identifying a man who was found washed ashore on Bainbridge Island in August, and released a photo of a shirt he was wearing when found.
Last week they released a composite sketch of the man.
Here is the latest story on the investigation, which includes links to previous stories.
The man was discovered Aug. 30 near Hawley Cove Park, not too far from the Bainbridge Ferry Terminal. He was found to have drowned, and was estimated in to be in his 60s.
Investigators have combed through missing persons reports, as well as followed up on tips about the man’s identity, to no avail.
What possibly makes the case hard to crack is the mysterious nature of how bodies move through the Puget Sound, often undetected until they wash ashore.
In January 2014, the body of a Brinnon woman was found on the shore of Blake Island, off the South Kitsap shoreline. Collete Scotta Russell, 46, was reported missing six days earlier from the trawler she worked aboard, which was docked near the Magnolia neighborhood in Seattle.
In December 2014, the body of Lawrence E. Zane, 73, of Burien, was found on a beach in Indianola.
If both Russell and Zane entered the water near where they were reported missing, or lived, it means their bodies passed through busy shipping lanes — including ferry routes — without being noticed.
Those with information on the man’s identity can contact Kitsap Chief Deputy Coroner Tony Stewart at 360-337-7077.
