The King County Medical Examiner’s Office has put out a call for help with details about the unidentified man found dead on a bridge support structure in Lake Washington, under the SR 520 bridge near Medina:
The Medical Examiner’s Office believes the man was between 18 to 30 years old at the time of death. He was 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighed about 161 pounds. He had light eyes and long, light brown hair, which was loosely dreaded in the back. He had a small tattoo of a cross on his left hand, near the thumb, and a small heart tattoo just below his left hip. He was found wearing a camouflage “US Army” jacket over a black leather jacket, green pants, and brown work boots. “Ridenhour” was written on the inside jacket collar label and a “Ridenhour” patch embroidered to the right chest of the camouflage jacket. He was carrying a Bible.
Investigators have not said how the man died.
“If you believe you have any information that may help, please contact the Medical Examiner’s Office at 206-731-3232, ext. 5,” the office says. “You can reference case #26-0422. Any information you have could be helpful to investigators.”
In 2023 and 2024, the Medical Examiner’s Office says it asked for the public’s help to identify three unidentified decedents.
“Thanks to the public response to those requests, our office was able to identify two of the three decedents – a young woman found in Seattle’s University District and a man found in Redmond,” Dr. Benjamin J. Figura, State Forensic Anthropologist with the King County Medical Examiner’s Office, said in the search announcement. “We’re hoping the public can provide similar help in this case.”
More cases can be found on the King County Medical Examiner’s Office unidentified remains webpage. There are currently 60 people the Medical Examiner’s Office is working to identify.
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