Ross Lake Intrigue

Chris Johnson · Oct 15, 2023

We went up to Ross Lake resort Thursday morning for our annual family weekend. In the late afternoon my nephew, who got there the day before, pulled up in his boat and told us he had been up north by Hozameen and he and his buddies had found a suitcase in the lake. He and his boat partner had spotted the case and told their friends in the other boat. The other boat went back and dragged the suitcase up on to the beach. It was a large case with buckles on three sides, they broke it open and found quarry rocks and plastic bags. They looked in one bag and saw a human foot, so they left and ran back to the resort and told the office. the next day we were up there Friday and there was a National Park ranger there on the beach. the dudes who pulled the case out of the water went over and show the guy where it was and then came back and fished with us. Two hours later the resorts big boat showed up with Half a dozen people in it and retrieved the body. the lake was as low as I have ever seen it and we were fishing in a huge field of stumps, so you had to pick your way through them to get to the fish. The road in from Hope has been washed out for the last two years, so no one has been in from that side since. Strange things come to light when a lake drops low enough.

the_chemist · Oct 15, 2023

Crazy someone would dump a body there. The ranger/border guard house at hozameen has a solid view of the lake. A reasonable boarder patrol presence on the lake as well.

Lots of good memories putting in on the Canadian side, paddling down, and meeting friends who paddled up from the states. Also trout fishing on the Skagit up in bc is a wonderful experience.

Divad · Oct 15, 2023

The frick, why dismember the body in the first place if you’re going to dump it, not like the foot is much weight to save for that hike. Unless the foot was hacked off while the person was alive…

the_chemist · Oct 15, 2023

Divad said:
The frick, why dismember the body in the first place if you’re going to dump it, not like the foot is much weight to save for that hike. Unless the foot was hacked off while the person was alive…

On the bc side you can drive to the lake. There's campgrounds and a boat launch.

wanderingrichard · Oct 15, 2023

Divad said:
The frick, why dismember the body in the first place if you’re going to dump it, not like the foot is much weight to save for that hike. Unless the foot was hacked off while the person was alive…

Easier to hide a compacted body.

RCF · Oct 15, 2023

Not sure I could have the wear withal to break open a large suitcase found at the bottom of a lake. Just sayin'

Report it - yes, open it - no.

Chris Johnson · Oct 15, 2023

RCF said:
Not sure I could have the wear withal to break open a large suitcase found at the bottom of a lake. Just sayin'

Report it - yes, open it - no.

Someone asked my nephew why he didn't pull the case from the lake and he said "I didn't want anything to do with it".

Chris Johnson · Oct 15, 2023

the_chemist said:
On the bc side you can drive to the lake. There's campgrounds and a boat launch.

The road has been washed out for 2 years. The last time I drove in there was no one there checking anything.

the_chemist · Oct 15, 2023

Chris Johnson said:
The road has been washed out for 2 years. The last time I drove in there was no one there checking anything.

Ya I knew it washed out the year after the fires in the upper skagit Valley. Bc provincial parks has a couple campgrounds there and that's the access for hozemeen/ the "boarder crossing station" is there. I haven't been up there in 3-4 years. Have you driven it after the washout?

Chris Johnson · Oct 15, 2023

the_chemist said:
Ya I knew it washed out the year after the fires in the upper skagit Valley. Bc provincial parks has a couple campgrounds there and that's the access for hozemeen/ the "boarder crossing station" is there. I haven't been up there in 3-4 years. Have you driven it after the washout?

No, it's still closed. I can't imagine that some one would come in from the U.S. side and then run all the way up the lake to dump a body, it's an hour run and it's deeper in the south end.

the_chemist · Oct 15, 2023

Chris Johnson said:
No, it's still closed. I can't imagine that some one would come in from the U.S. side and then run all the way up the lake to dump a body, it's an hour run and it's deeper in the south end.

Ya first thought is surrey gang related but that's a trek with a lot of empty places closer

M_D · Oct 16, 2023

Maybe Jimmy’s finally been found

the_chemist · Oct 16, 2023

Tim L · Oct 16, 2023

the_chemist said:
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Missing some cash but still alive.

Phil K · Oct 16, 2023

DB Cooper would be in his late 80’s or 90’s by now. Maybe he was OMJ????

Jake Watrous · Oct 16, 2023

Phil K said:
DB Cooper would be in his late 80’s or 90’s by now. Maybe he was OMJ????

Ever see them both in the same place at the same time?

Tim L · Oct 16, 2023

Jake Watrous said:
Ever see them both in the same place at the same time?

Jim knew a lot about airplanes...

Billy · Oct 16, 2023

I found a bag with a laptop once in a swamp about a mile from a road. that was odd. The police came and got it.

Merle · Oct 16, 2023

Tim L said:
Jim knew a lot about airplanes...

He did work at Boeing but I think he was in Everett not where they built the 727. Now if he had ever mentioned doing functional testing of the 727 aft air stairs… then we might be on to something…