Missing Moses Lake Man May Have Drowned

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  Richard D. Johnson, 70, was reported missing“A pickup belonging to Richard D. Johnson, 70, was found empty with its motor running at about 1 p.m. on the road bordering the canal in the 23000 block of Pinto Ridge Road about nine miles northeast of Soap Lake, said Kyle Foreman, public information officer with the Grant County Sheriff's Office, in a media release.”
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  Richard D. Johnson's pickup was found empty with the motor running on Pinto Ridge Road Northeast“A pickup belonging to Richard D. Johnson, 70, was found empty with its motor running at about 1 p.m. on the road bordering the canal in the 23000 block of Pinto Ridge Road about nine miles northeast of Soap Lake, said Kyle Foreman, public information officer with the Grant County Sheriff's Office, in a media release.”
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  Richard D. Johnson's pickup was found near an irrigation canal on Saturday, Sept. 7“A pickup belonging to Richard D. Johnson, 70, was found empty with its motor running at about 1 p.m. on the road bordering the canal in the 23000 block of Pinto Ridge Road about nine miles northeast of Soap Lake, said Kyle Foreman, public information officer with the Grant County Sheriff's Office, in a media release.”
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  The Grant County Sheriff's Office (GCSO) said a deputy and irrigation district employee attempted to recover a body floating downstream“"A deputy answering the call was flagged down by the irrigation district employee, who then reported what appeared to be a body floating downstream in the canal," Foreman said. "The deputy and the employee tried to recover the body, but the body continued into a siphon that runs beneath SR 28. The body has not been found, and search and recovery efforts continue."”
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  The body entered a siphon beneath SR 28“The deputy and the employee tried to recover the body, but the body continued into a siphon that runs beneath SR 28.”
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  Johnson was last seen at 11:30 a.m. Saturday leaving his home on Road M. 2 Northeast“Johnson was last seen at about 11:30 a.m. Saturday on a home security camera leaving his home on Road M.2 Northeast.”
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  Johnson's last seen location was confirmed by a home security camera“Johnson was last seen at about 11:30 a.m. Saturday on a home security camera leaving his home on Road M.2 Northeast.”
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  No foul play is suspected“There's no sign of foul play, Foreman said, and Johnson's family is cooperating with the investigation.”
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  Johnson's family is cooperating with the investigation“Johnson's family is cooperating with the investigation.”
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  The Grant County Sheriff's Office (GCSO) is asking the public to contact them at 509-762-1160“Anyone with information about Richard Johnson is asked to contact GCSO, 509-762-1160, or email [email protected].”
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  The Grant County Sheriff's Office (GCSO) is asking the public to email [email protected] with information about Johnson“Anyone with information about Richard Johnson is asked to contact GCSO, 509-762-1160, or email [email protected].”
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  The case number is 26GS10882“The case number is 26GS10882.”