The King County Medical Examiner’s Office is trying to identify a man who was found dead under the state Route 520 bridge.
MEDINA, Wash. — The King County Medical Examiner’s Office is asking for the public’s help to identify a man found dead under the state Route 520 bridge in February.
The body of the man was found on Feb. 14, 2026, on a support structure under the SR 520 bridge over Lake Washington near Medina, according to the medical examiner’s office.
The man is described as being between the ages of 18 and 30, 161 pounds, 5 feet, 8 inches tall, with brown hair that was “loosely dreaded” in the back.
“For every individual who arrives at our office without a name, we believe there is family and friends experiencing the ambiguous loss of not knowing what happened to their loved one,” said Dr. Benjamin J. Figura, state forensic anthropologist with the King County Medical Examiner’s Office. “By giving them back their names, we hope to help return them to the people who cared for them during their lives and perhaps bring some resolution to their families, friends, and loved ones.”
Here is the complete list of details about the man released by the medical examiner’s office:
- Adult, white male
- Age: Estimated between 18 and 30
- Height: 5’8″
- Weight: 161 lbs.
- Hair color: brown
- Eye color: green
- Tattoos: Small cross tattoo on left hand near the thumb; small heart tattoo just below left hip
- Found wearing a camouflage “US Army” jacket over a black leather jacket, green pants, and brown work boots, and carrying a Bible. “Ridenhour” was written on the inside collar label and a “Ridenhour” patch embroidered to the right chest of the camouflage jacket.
The King County medical examiner said they currently have 60 bodies whose identities are not known. They are working with law enforcement agencies to solve these cases.
If you have any information about the man found near Medina, contact the Medical Examiner’s Office at 206-731-3232, ext. 5, and reference Case 26-0422.
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