Man Chased by Bail Bondsman Drowns After Fleeing

A 21-year old man last seen near the Sammamish Slough in Kenmore  after running from a bail bondsman last night was found dead today around 12:45 p.m. in approximately eight feet of water.

The King County Sheriff’s Office started receiving calls last night at approximately 6 p.m.

“The original caller said that they saw a person in some type of uniform chasing a young man towards the slough in the 17400 block of 82nd Ct NE,”  said Sergeant Cindi West, King County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson.  “We started receiving more 911 calls from neighbors that heard splashing and a man yelling for help in the water.”

Deputies from the department’s Marine-Rescue and Dive Unit responded to the scene Monday night and searched for the man but were unable to locate him.  

This morning deputies contacted a woman who was with the man when he fled from the bondsman.  She said that after her friend ran, he phoned her and told her to meet him on the other side of the slough.  He never showed up.

Marine-Rescue and Dive Unit members went back to the scene today and discovered the man’s body in the water near the 16900 81 Ave NE. 

The King County Sheriff’s Major Crimes Unit is investigating the incident.