WA WA - Antonio Argueta, 45, boat found floating along Lake Washington, Renton, Seattle, 27 Aug ‘23

[imstilla.grandma]

SEATTLE - Seattle Police are asking residents, businesses and boat owners along Lake Washington in the Renton area and further north along the shore to check their surveillance cameras to try to find out what happened to 45-year-old Antonio Argueta.

Detectives say video showed him putting in a 14-foot aluminum boat at the Atlantic Boat Ramp in Rainier Beach on Aug. 27 around 5:30 p.m. He was driving a White Toyota Tundra truck with a boat trailer.

He cruised over to Gene Coulon Park in Renton and picked up his girlfriend of 5 years and her kids to go on a ride. She says he dropped them back off at 7 p.m.

The truck and trailer he was driving were still parked where he left them.

His boat was found the next day on Aug. 28 floating near Seward Park. Detectives say there was no blood in it or signs of foul play.

Detectives have canvassed the area near Gene Coulon Park and surrounding neighborhoods and learned the City of Renton has no surveillance cameras pointed at the dock.

They are asking people to check their cameras on Aug. 27 to see if have have video of Antonio or his boat.

Jose Antonio Argueta is a father and has many loved ones who are very concerned about what happened to him. He is described as 5'08", 200 pounds with green eyes and brown hair.

If you have any information or video, please call 911 or the SPD non-emergency line at (206) 625-5011

Seattle Police seek man missing since Aug. 27, boat left floating in Lake Washington

Seattle Police are asking residents, businesses and boat owners along Lake Washington in the Renton area and further north along the shore to check their surveillance cameras to try to find out what happened to 45-year-old Antonio Argueta.

www.fox13seattle.com

 

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Body of man missing since 2023 found in Lake Washington

A body believed to be that of a man who went missing in 2023 has been recovered from Lake Washington, authorities said.The discovery was made by Coastal Sensin

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A body believed to be that of a man who went missing in 2023 has been recovered from Lake Washington, authorities said.

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Argueta-Chavarria remained a missing person case for nearly two years until Coastal Sensing and Survey, a private company conducting sub-surface surveys, took to the waters of Lake Washington on April 10, 2025.

The company reported finding what appeared to be a body at a depth of approximately 100 feet between Rainier Beach and Mercer Island.

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The body was transported to Parkside Marina, where the King County Medical Examiner took custody. The case remains under investigation, and a report will be forwarded to the Seattle Police Department's missing persons unit.

 

[sunflowermomma]

Very sad, RIP Antonio. I grew up afraid of swimming in that lake because I was always afraid there were bodies in it.