Update: Body recovered from Lake Whatcom believed to be Sudden Valley man missing since July
A body was recovered from the waters of Lake Whatcom Thursday afternoon near the AM/PM Beach in Sudden Valley.
South Whatcom Fire Authority crews responded at 3:14 p.m. July 29 to Morning Beach Drive for a water rescue, according to the PulsePoint app. The Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office also was called to the scene at the same time.
Firefighters and deputies learned that a diver had discovered what appeared to be a body, South Whatcom Assistant Fire Chief Mitch Nolze told The Bellingham Herald.
Sheriff’s office search and rescue crews took the lead on recovering the body, Nolze said.
The body was found in 70 feet to 75 feet of water and recovered at approximately 8 p.m., according to a sheriff’s office news release Friday afternoon.
“It is believed that the body is that of a missing Sudden Valley man, reported missing on July 2,” the release read. “Confirmation of that will be made after autopsy results are received from the Whatcom County Medical Examiner.”
Sheriff’s Office search and rescue teams have been looking for Roger Ulsky in and around Lake Whatcom since he went missing July 2.
Ulsky was last seen at his Sudden Valley home at approximately 9:45 a.m. Friday, July 2, as his wife was leaving to run some errands, sheriff’s office spokesperson Deb Slater told The Herald earlier this month. Ulsky’s shoes and hiking poles were found July 3 on AM Beach.
This story was originally published July 30, 2021 at 9:57 AM.
