UPDATE: Coast Guard confirms fisherman found by divers inside vessel in Willapa Bay

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 05/26/2018 03:36 PM EDT

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News Release  

May 26, 2018
U.S. Coast Guard 13th District Public Affairs Office
Office: 206-220-7237
After hours: 206-605-4817

UPDATE: Coast Guard confirms fisherman found by divers inside vessel in Willapa Bay

SEATTLE — Coast Guard personnel confirm the missing fisherman was found by divers inside the sunken vessel, the Kelli J, prior to it being refloated by contractors in Willapa Bay, Friday.

Pacific County Sheriff's Office personnel transported the fisherman to a local funeral home that evening.

The vessel is being taken to the Nachotta marina with the owner's insurance company coordinating the remaining salvage efforts.

The Kelli J was originally reported missing on Saturday, May 19, which sparked search and rescue efforts that extended into Monday when the search was suspended. Multiple efforts were conducted to attempt to locate the missing vessel that resulted in the vessel being found submerged within Willapa Bay on Wednesday.

For more information about the case, visit: https://t.co/hj3rbppe7E

Coast Guard Sector Columbia River investigators are looking into the cause of the incident.

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