Wenatchee River Body Identified

Chelan County Coroner Wayne Harris says the body that was discovered in the Wenatchee River near Monitor Friday was that of 19-year-old Sheldon S. House Jr. from Cashmere.  House has been missing since May 24th. Harris says an autopsy will take place on Wednesday to determine the the cause of death and to determine if there was any trauma inflicted on House.

House's body was recovered Friday in the Wenatchee River, near the 4700 block of Old Monitor Road in Monitor.  A rafter spotted the body tangled in some brush along the shoreline and reported the sighting to Rivercom about 12:15pm.  Chelan County Sheriff’s Office Deputies arrived and located the body now in the river snagged on submerged logs some 15 to 20 feet from shore.