Autopsy On Found Body Shows Homicide Cause Of Death

The Skamania County Sheriff’s Office says an autopsy conducted over the weekend on a body found off a forest road about seven miles east of Cougar revealed the cause of death to have been homicidal violence.  The Sheriff’s Office says a preliminary identification of the body, an adult male, has been made but will not be released until next of kin can be located and identified.  The body was found on Thursday after the Sheriff’s Office received a call about “suspicious circumstances” in the area of Forest Road 83.  The Sheriff’s Office does not believe there is any danger or threat to recreationalist visiting the Ape Cave or other recreation sites in the area.  Any person who was in the area of Ape Cave and Marble Mountain on or around January 23 and saw any suspicious activity is asked to contact detectives with the Skamania County Sheriff’s Office. 

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