By Associated Press - Wednesday, April 6, 2016

VASHON ISLAND, Wash. (AP) - Authorities are investigating after a man’s body washed ashore on Vashon Island.

KOMO-TV reports (https://goo.gl/V7Ke0A ) deputies responded to the area Wednesday morning after the U.S. Coast Guard received a report of a kayak adrift with a life vest and cellphone inside.

During the investigation, authorities say the body was found near the 2300 block of 60th Place Southwest.

Coast Guard and King County Sheriff’s Office officials believe the body is that of a 59-year-old Vashon Island resident.

The man’s name and cause of death will be determined by the King County Medical Examiner’s Office.

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