SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A body found in Long Lake northwest of Spokane has been identified as that of a Fairchild Air Force Base airman who disappeared March 31 when he attempted to canoe in the fast-moving Spokane River.
Fishermen found the body Sunday and Stevens County called Spokane County deputies to help with the investigation.
The Spokane County medical examiner’s office confirmed late Monday the body was that of 26-year-old James Ramse-Lassiter. The cause of death was accidental drowning.
The man’s mother, Patricia Lassiter of College Station, Texas, tells KHQ-TV she is grateful to know what happened to her son.
His canoe was found last month at the Seven Mile Bridge, pinned against a support pillar by the current.
