Unidentified man’s body found Sunday on beach near Sandy Point

An unidentified body of a man was found Sunday afternoon on Neptune Beach near Sandy Point.

Whatcom County Fire District 17 was called to the 4800 block of Sucia Drive at 2:39 p.m., according to Pulse Point, and the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office responded at 2:43 p.m.

“There was a body that has been found,” Sheriff Bill Elfo said Monday morning. “It is badly decomposed. We’re investigating right now. We don’t know where if came from.”

Elfo said the Whatcom County Medical Examiner is handling identification of the body.

According to an email from Undersheriff Jeff Parks, the body was clothed only in a pair of undershorts, and no identification or other items were found at the scene where the body washed ashore.

“No immediate cause of death was apparent, nor could identification be made other than an adult male,” Parks said. “Sheriff’s Office investigators are working with the Medical Examiner’s Office and other law enforcement agencies, including Canadian, in hopes of finding possible missing person reports, which may lead to the identity of the deceased.”

Parks encouraged anyone with information on the case to call the sheriff’s office at 360-778-6600.

This story was originally published July 23, 2018 at 7:29 AM.