Crime

State Patrol investigating cause of death of man found at Heritage Park in Olympia

An investigation is underway after a Washington State Patrol trooper came across a deceased man behind the Heritage Park public bathroom building in Olympia on Monday morning.

Sgt. Darren Wright said a trooper came across the 27-year-old man behind the bathhouse during a wellness check at around 5:15 a.m. The area was taped off for an investigation, which is being conducted by WSP and the Thurston County Coroner’s Office.

Wright said police don’t believe there’s any danger posed to the public, and they aren’t expecting any foul play to have been involved.

This story was originally published April 18, 2022 at 8:51 AM.

Ty Vinson
The Olympian
Ty Vinson covers the City of Olympia and keeps tabs on Tumwater and other communities in Thurston County. He joined The Olympian in 2021. Before that, he earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism at Indiana University. In college, he worked as an intern at the Northwest Indiana Times, the Oregonian and the Arizona Republic as a Pulliam Fellow. Support my work with a digital subscription
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