Woman’s body found in slough at base of Soper Hill

MARYSVILLE – The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a female body recovered from Ebey Slough around 7 p.m. June 23 near the 630 block of Sunnyside Boulevard at the base of Soper Hill.

MARYSVILLE – The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a female body recovered from Ebey Slough around 7 p.m. June 23 near the 630 block of Sunnyside Boulevard at the foot of Soper Hill.

Identification of the victim, as well as cause and manner of death, is pending from the Medical Examiner’s Office.

Search and Rescue was called out around 8:30 p.m. June 22 after a 9-1-1 caller reported possibly seeing a body floating face-down in the river.

The search was suspended at nightfall, but recovery efforts resumed the next morning using the SAR helicopter and marine units. The victim’s body was located by SAR via hovercraft.

The death is being investigated by Major Crimes Unit detectives as suspicious.