Man missing after suspected suicide from Whidbey Island ferry
Published 1:30 am Saturday, August 20, 2016
WHIDBEY ISLAND — The U.S. Coast Guard on Friday suspended the search for a man who reportedly committed suicide by jumping from a state ferry near Whidbey Island.
The 81-year-old was from Kitsap County. Officials say they found a suicide note in his car.
Local and federal search groups from throughout the region looked for the man in Puget Sound for about 12 hours, according to a news release.
The search started about 10 p.m. Thursday. The man reportedly jumped about eight minutes into the ferry trip, after the boat left the dock in Coupeville. No other information was available.
