Found Deceased WA - Jay Schreckengost, 56, near Cliffdell, 2 Nov 2021 *vehicle found*

[PommyMommy]

NOV 14, 2021
Missing Seattle fire chief's body found near Cliffdell | KEPR (keprtv.com)
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The Kittitas County Sheriff's Office says they found Jay Schreckengost Sunday afternoon about a half mile from where his pickup truck was found.

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Deputies say Schreckengost's family and members of the Seattle Fire Department escorted him to Johnston and Williams funeral home with the coroner.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

The body of Seattle Deputy Fire Chief Jay Schreckengost, 56, was discovered near Cliffdell, about a half-mile from where his pickup truck was parked on Nov. 2, when he went scouting for elk and didn’t return, the Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

“There was no preliminary evidence of suspicious activity or foul play,” officials said.
Body of missing Seattle deputy fire chief found in mountains

 

[YaYa_521]

Such a sad update. My thoughts and prayers go out to his loved ones.
Rest in peace, Jay.

 

[Fleur-de-lis]

Pointing something out: In this case, as in a LOT of cases, the missing person's body is found VERY NEAR their last point of being seen or their vehicle. In this case, about half a mile. After 12 DAYS of searching. Per the news story. Seattle fire deputy chief who went missing in national forest found dead after 12-day search