Man’s body found under Olympia bridge early Tuesday
Update: Olympia police released new information Friday, Oct. 8, 2021, that shows the body was found under the Fifth Avenue bridge. The story has been updated to reflect that change.
The body of an adult male was found under the Fifth Avenue bridge early Tuesday, and Olympia police are investigating it as a suspicious death.
A witness discovered the body about 1 a.m. and called police. Detectives were then dispatched to the scene to begin investigating, Police Lt. Paul Lower said.
He said police are calling the death suspicious because of marks found on the body and the time of death.
“He didn’t die too much earlier from when we found him,” Lower said.
He said police will need the expertise of the Thurston County Coroner’s Office to better understand the marks on the body.
Deschutes Parkway was closed Tuesday morning for the investigation.
This story was originally published October 5, 2021 at 9:56 AM.
