A 21-year-old man last seen near the Sammamish Slough in Kenmore after running from a bail bondsman March 5 was found dead the following day around 12:45 p.m. in approximately 8 feet of water.

He was identified as Ryan Becker.

The King County Sheriff’s Office started receiving calls March 5 at approximately 6 p.m.

“The original caller said that they saw a person in some type of uniform chasing a young man towards the slough in the 17400 block of 82nd Court Northeast,” said Sgt. Cindi West, King County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman.  “We started receiving more 911 calls from neighbors that heard splashing and a man yelling for help in the water.”

Deputies from the department’s Marine-Rescue and Dive Unit responded to the scene the evening of March 5 and searched for Becker, but were unable to locate him. The next morning, deputies contacted a woman who was with Becker when he fled from the bondsman. She said that after her friend ran, he phoned her and told her to meet him on the other side of the slough. He never showed up.

Marine-Rescue and Dive Unit members went back to the scene March 6 and discovered Becker’s body in the water near the 16900 block of 81st Avenue Northeast.

The King County Sheriff’s Major Crimes Unit is investigating the incident.