MERCER ISLAND, Wash. — Two boaters who went missing on Lake Washington in early September were recovered from the lake on Monday, September 30.
Mercer Island Police said the man and woman were found 110 feet of water, approximately one mile from Mercer Island shore near the 7800 block of West Mercer Way.
The victims were identified as 30-year-old James Le and 33-year-old Vanna Nguyen. The Medical Examiner has ruled their deaths as an accident.
Back on Sept. 2, police responded to reports of a boat playing loud music on Lake Washington. When crews responded, they found the boat in question but nobody on board.
Clothing, cell phones and other items were left on the boat.
The boat was located around 10:30 p.m. on Sept. 2, however, police believed that the pair had got on the water hours earlier.
Mercer Island Police said it was likely the boat drifted from Seattle's jurisdictional waters, making it difficult to initially pinpoint where they had disappeared.
