A driver is found dead in a submerged car near Seattle after a week of heavy rain and flooding
A response team crew member walks by standing water from a levee breach on the Green River in Tukwila, Wash., Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. (AP Photos/Manuel Valdes)
TUKWILA, Wash. (AP) — A man who drove past warning signs was found dead early Tuesday in a car submerged in floodwaters near Seattle, officials said, in the first reported death following a week of heavy rain and flooding in the region.
Rescue swimmers found the driver and his vehicle in about 6 feet (1.8 meter) of water in a ditch in the Snohomish area northeast of Seattle, the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. The driver, believed to be a 33-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene after lifesaving measures failed, officials said. No one else was in the car and the death was under investigation.
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