Crime & Safety

Sheriff's Office: Dead Body Discovered in Van Monday near Redmond Ridge

A dead body was found in a vehicle near Novelty Hill and Redmond Ridge Drive NE Monday afternoon, according to the King County Sheriff's Office.

Update: See video of the crashed minivan being pulled from the embankment by clicking here.

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A dead body was found in a vehicle near Novelty Hill and Redmond Ridge Drive NE Monday afternoon, according to the King County Sheriff's Office.

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A tweet from KCSO Spokeswoman Cindi West said the body discovered off road "appears to be undiscovered accident that occurred quite some time ago."

A real estate agent looking at property in the area happened on the scene, according to a report by KOMO News.

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Police told KOMO a 60-year-old man was found in a minivan and that they believe he was speeding, lost control of the vehicle and crashed.

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