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Coconut “bomb” forces temporary closure of Mukilteo’s Lighthouse Park

Published 9:37 am Tuesday, September 23, 2025

By Jenna Millikan

Boone Bisbey, 2, and Hunnika Bisbey, 39, walk along the beach and driftwood at Lighthouse Park in Mukilteo, Washington, on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024. (Annie Barker / The Herald)
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Boone Bisbey, 2, and Hunnika Bisbey, 39, walk along the beach and driftwood at Lighthouse Park in Mukilteo, Washington, on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024. (Annie Barker / The Herald)
Boone Bisbey, 2, and Hunnika Bisbey, 39, walk along the beach and driftwood at Lighthouse Park in Mukilteo, Washington, on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024. (Annie Barker / The Herald)

EVERETT — Police reopened Lighthouse Park Tuesday morning after a coconut “bomb” was found in the area.

Around 8:20 a.m. Tuesday, officers responded to a report of a coconut that appeared to have a drilled hole, a fuse and black powder inside at 609 Front Street in Mukilteo. Officers cleared and temporarily closed the park and boat launch, according to a Mukilteo Police Department social media post.

The Washington State Patrol and King County Bomb Squad confirmed the device was not an explosive, the post said.

Officers reopened the park and boat launch shortly after 9 a.m.

Jenna Millikan: 425-339-3035; jenna.millikan@heraldnet.com; X: @JennaMillikan

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