Body found in Blakely Harbor

Bainbridge Island emergency crews have responded to a sighting of a body in Blakely Harbor.

Bainbridge Island emergency crews have responded to a sighting of a body in Blakely Harbor.

“They believe it is the body of the diver that went missing yesterday,” said Fire Marshal Luke Carpenter.

A recreational diver located the body Sunday afternoon, approximately 70 feet underwater, and marked it with a buoy.

The Bainbridge Island Fire Department and Police Department have been dispatched to Blakely Harbor. A boat from each department is in the water and tending to the scene.

A 48-year-old man was reported missing off of Blakely Rock Saturday, July 27 after he was 10 minutes overdue to surface.