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.