Man presumed drowned in Swinomish Channel

Published 11:26 am Tuesday, November 25, 2008

LA CONNER — A man who disappeared while working on a boat in the Swinomish Channel at La Conner is presumed drowned.

The Skagit County sheriff’s office says the 59-year-old Mount Vernon man, Virgil Miller, was reported missing Saturday by a friend who found his dog pacing frantically on a dock near his boat.

The Skagit Valley Herald reports a weekend search by Coast Guard and county officials found no body.

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Information from: Skagit Valley Herald, http://www.skagitvalleyherald.com