Missing Lake Chelan Swimmer Recovered

The physique of a person who disappeared whereas swimming in Lake Chelan on the Fourth of July has been recovered.

Chelan County Sheriff’s Office mentioned the physique of 43-year-old Dustin Haunio was recovered from about 250 toes under the floor on Friday, July 17. Chelan County Coroner Earl Crowe mentioned Haunio died on account of unintended drowning.

The sheriff’s workplace mentioned the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office despatched its sonar crew with an extra tow-behind side-scan sonar Wednesday, July 15. They positioned and marked an object that required additional investigation.

As a end result, Seattle Police Department Harbor Patrol responded with a remotely operated car (ROV) and confirmed the article was human stays. The ROV efficiently recovered the stays.

Haunio was first reported lacking at roughly 2:30 p.m. on July 4 close to Lake Chelan State Park. Deputies obtained a report that Haunio jumped within the water from a ship to swim, they usually have been unable to find him. Multiple companies and residents within the space assisted in on the lookout for Haunio for practically three hours and have been unable to find him.

The Chelan County Sheriff’s Office thanked the companies helping, saying their specialised tools was instrumental in recovering Haunio and bringing closure to his household.