Man who died in North Fork Skykomish River ID’d

INDEX — Officials have identified the man who drowned July 19 in the North Fork Skykomish River near Index.

Justin O. Ross was 27, of Snohomish, according to the Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office. His death was ruled an accident.

Earlier reports said Ross was from the Lake Stevens area. His body was recovered this week in the area of Bear Creek Falls.

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