Near WARDEN, Wash. (28SEPT2019) -- A body recovered this week from a south Grant County lake is that of missing Othello resident Arthur Valentino Madrigal.
After an extensive seven-week search which included many diving missions, Madrigal’s body was recovered on Wednesday from Canal Lake, about six miles southwest of Warden. Madrigal was reported missing on August 3 from nearby Heart Lake.
Madrigal’s remains were positively identified, and his family has been notified. Detectives are awaiting the results of an autopsy. The investigation continues.
Canal Lake is in southeast Grant County south of Potholes Reservoir in a large cluster of lakes known as the Seep Lakes Area.
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