Body Found in Columbia River, Near Hale Park

People walking the Apple Capital Loop Trail in Hale Park reported what would be discovered as a body in the Columbia River at 6:30 p.m. Sunday. The body is male and believed to be Caucasian.

According to Chelan County coroner, Wayne Harris, police and fire aid responded to confirm it was a body and Douglas County Marine Patrol recovered the body. There were no injuries on his body to indicate a cause of death. According to Harris, the body is believed to have been in the water for a couple of days and is unrecognizable, either due to fish activity or rubbing against rocks.

"We're presuming he may be a homeless individual so we're going to some of the homeless sites today to see if anybody's been missing," said Harris.

An autopsy is planned for later this week.