The Everett Police Department is confirming a body has been recovered from Silver Lake.
 
At about noon on March 15, 2013, a resident living along the Silver Lake shoreline called 911 to report seeing someone struggling in the water near a boat.  Everett Police, Fire and Parks responded to the lake and found a small fishing boat floating in the lake, but no occupant.  During the search and investigation, additional information indicating that a male was missing.  To aid the ongoing search, the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office assisted with an underwater search vessel.  The search was called off at dark.
 
At 8:00 a.m. this morning, March 16, 2013, law enforcement resumed searching for a body.  At about 10:30 a.m., the Everett Police Marine Unit recovered the body of an adult male who appeared to be in his mid-40’s.
 
The Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office responded to the scene and took custody of the body to determine identity as well as cause and manner of death.
 
There is no additional information on this incident at this time.