EVERETT — A body found off the Everett waterfront last week was that of boater missing since May 14, officials confirmed Tuesday.
Richard L. Irby Jr., 49, was on a boat that capsized near Jetty Island. Another man in the boat was rescued but required treatment for hypothermia.
Irby’s body was recovered Friday evening.
Irby’s cause and manner of death remain under investigation, according to the Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Police say the boat capsized because it was overloaded with scrap metal.
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