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Mukilteo man missing for over 24 hours found dead

Published 4:25 pm Sunday, May 15, 2022

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MUKILTEO — A Mukilteo man who was missing for over 24 hours was found dead Sunday afternoon.

Kook Byung Choi, 84, was reported missing for about a day Sunday morning. He was last seen around the Harbour Pointe Golf Course, and did not have a phone or drive a vehicle.

Search and rescue found him in woods nearby, according to the Mukilteo Police Department.

The Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office will determine the cause and manner of death, but Mukilteo police did not suspect foul play.