COUPEVILLE, Wash. (AP) - The Island County Coroner’s Office has identified a body that was found on a Whidbey Island beach.
A woman called 911 on Tuesday to report that she found a body on the beach just below Madrona Way in Coupeville, Washington.
The coroner and sheriff’s office recovered the body — an adult male.
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The coroner identified the person as 45-year-old Matthew Fitch, who had gone missing from his home in central Whidbey on October 29.
Officials say they’re investigating the circumstances surrounding his death.
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