A dead person was found floating in Lake River, just north of the Ridgefield Marina, on the afternoon of the 4th of July. Ridgefield Police and Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue responded around 2:44 p.m. and found a single adult male face-down in the water.

The body was recovered, and no signs of foul play or trauma were observed at the scene. An abandoned sailboat, believed to be owned by the man, was found anchored in Lake River a few hundred yards north of where his body was discovered.

Detectives with the Clark County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit are conducting a death investigation. As of now, the identity of the man has not been released.