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The deceased woman who was found Thursday morning off the shores of Emma Schmitz View Point has been identified as Carolyn Arnold. She was 69 years old. The cause of death is still under investigation.
Our condolences to Carolyn Arnold’s family and friends. May she rest in peace.
7:05 am. A major response from the Seattle Fire Department is taking place right now for what is being called a “salt water rescue” off of SW Oregon Street and Beach Drive.
Scupper is on the scene. We should have more information soon.
UPDATE 7:06 AM: Very sad news, West Seattle Blog reports that a body has been recovered.
UPDATE: 7:17 AM: A Beach Drive neighbor out on a routine walk saw the body and went to another neighbors home for help and to call 9-1-1. The body was found at the lower section of Emma Schmitz by the south flight of stairs.
Scanners report that it is a woman. News crews are on the scene and the coroner is in route.
UPDATE 8:39 AM: According to West Seattle Blog:
“SPD spokesperson Sgt. Sean Whitcomb has briefed us. This is NOT currently being investigated as a homicide, but is considered a “suspicious death,” so SPD is investigating with the Medical Examiner, which has a crew on scene. The woman is believed to be in her 50s but that is just a guess so far – apparently no ID on her…”
UPDATE 8:54 AM: Speculators on the scene believe the deceased woman, who is described as having a heavy build and grey hair, was not in the water for long. We are told that attempts were made to resuscitate her.
UPDATE January 11, 2015: The woman has been identified as Carolyn Arnold. No other information is known at this time.
UPDATE December 29, 2014: Freckles has been found and is reunited with her humans.
Keys Found: Constellation Park
Keyring found on pathway down to beach from seawall near Beach Drive and Alki intersection. Found Sunday morning, December 21, 2014. Automobile key for Honda. Contact terryblumer@gmail.com and describe rest of keyring to claim.
It was a perfect evening for the Christmas ships. The weather cooperated and we counted about 10 boats in total taking part in the cruise. What a treat to watch! We may catch another glimpse on Monday when the Argosy Christmas ships cruise to Manchester.
PS: Scupper says you may see BDB represented in the Christmas ship cruise next year. Ho ho ho!
This is from the West Seattle Blog:
I live down on Beach Drive around Mee Kwa Mooks Park and I had my plates stolen and replaced last week. Through strange twists and turns, my plates were recovered by the Tukwila Police Department and the plates that were nicely put on my car were also stolen from a silver 2002 Honda from West Seattle. The really nice SPD officer who (responded) said they have seen more and more of these types of theft. He said when the thieves switch plates it buys them time since most people don’t check their plates very often (sometimes only once a year to change their tabs).
So just a heads up to your readers to check their plates! The Seattle PD has been investigating more and more of these and say if you discover your plates are incorrect to stop driving and immediately call the non-emergency line for help.
I’m crossing my fingers that the current forecasts I’m reading are exaggerating the predictions for Thursday. The coastal flooding is predicted to impact local high tides, causing a 14 ft on Wednesday morning around 8 am and a 14.5 ft on Thursday morning around 9 – 10 am. Combine this with the high wind watch with possible gusts up to 65 mph and I smell trouble!
If you live on the water along Beach Drive, you might want to make sure you have pumps ready to go and take any actions needed to prepare for potential flooding. Be sure to continue to check the forecast as they do change…hopefully for the better!
Please share this information with your Beach Drive neighbors – they may not be aware of the pending storm.
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO NOON PST WEDNESDAY... ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO NOON PST WEDNESDAY. A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS AROUND THE INLAND WATERS AROUND HIGH TIDE ON WEDNESDAY. MORE SERIOUS AND EXTENSIVE COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY IF A DEEP LOW THAT IS SHOWN BY MANY FORECAST MODELS COMES IN AROUND HIGH TIDE. THIS DEEP LOW WOULD PRODUCE A 1 TO 2 FOOT STORM SURGE ON TOP OF PREDICTED TIDE VALUES AND WOULD BE COMBINED WITH WAVES DEVELOPED BY STRONG WINDS. * TIME OF HIGH TIDE...ABOUT 8 AM PST WEDNESDAY AND 9-10 AM PST THURSDAY. * PREDICTED TIDE...AT SEATTLE ABOUT 14 FEET ON WEDNESDAY AND POSSIBLY AROUND 14.5 FEET ON THURSDAY. MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW AT SEATTLE NORMALLY BEGINS AROUND 13.5 FEET AND SERIOUS COASTAL FLOODING TYPICALLY BEGINS AT 14.5 FEET. TIDAL ANOMALIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIMILAR AT OTHER LOCATIONS BETWEEN OLYMPIA AND POINT ROBERTS ALONG THE SHORES OF THE INLAND WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS FLOODING OR BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR IF WEATHER CONDITIONS DEVELOP AS PREDICTED. RESIDENTS AND LOCAL OFFICIALS SHOULD MONITOR THE SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. Seattle City Forecast:
…HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING…
TONIGHT…RAIN IN THE EVENING…THEN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS A HALF INCH TO ONE INCH POSSIBLE. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS TO 35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WEDNESDAY…BREEZY…RAIN. RAINFALL AMOUNTS A HALF INCH TO ONE INCH POSSIBLE. HIGHS NEAR 60. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT…RAIN AT TIMES. RAINFALL AMOUNTS A TENTH TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH POSSIBLE. LOWS NEAR 50. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING EAST WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
THURSDAY…VERY WINDY. RAIN AT TIMES. RAINFALL AMOUNTS A TENTH TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH POSSIBLE. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S. NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY NIGHT…WINDY. SHOWERS LIKELY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS A TENTH TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH POSSIBLE. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
NWS Forecast for Thursday currently has gusts up to 70 MPH!!!
Here’s a snap shot of the pending tides – please remember this is NOT reflecting the coastal flooding which causes the tides to be higher than originally predicted.
UPDATE: 4:58 PM to add the Puget Sound Marine Forecast: SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING WED S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. RAIN. WED NIGHT S WIND 15 TO 25 KT...EASING TO 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THU N WIND 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 35 TO 45 KT. STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. THU NIGHT SW WIND 35 TO 45 KT EARLY...EASING TO 5 TO 15 KT. STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE EVENING. WIND WAVES 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS. A “barking dog report” means that we are very closely watching the sound and preparing to possibly flood. It may or may not happen (hopefully not!!). Consider us your neighbor’s barking dog who’s barking at potential trouble. Stay safe my friends!
This just in from one of our neighbors:
Sometime in the early hours of Friday, December 5, one or more jerks stole three wheels from our car. (They were in the process of taking the fourth, but for whatever reason they didn’t finish the job). The crime occurred in the 6000 block of Beach Drive SW, and a police report has been filed. I know this is highly unlikely, but if you see or hear of 3 wheels for sale, please let me know. The tires are 235/45ZR17 on 17-inch wheels. I have attached a picture of our car after the event, and the one remaining wheel.
We completely understand how our neighbor feels. A few years ago, we had three tires stolen off of our Honda Fit. The creeps, I mean crooks, left our car laying on it’s suspension with just the one tire remaining. I assume somebody drove by causing them to leave the scene.
Please keep your eyes out for these wheels!
Yesterday we published the notice from the City of Seattle about the burn ban restricting bonfires…today, they have lifted said burn ban. That didn’t last long!
Rejoice around the bonfires with the Christmas ships, merry neighbors!
For immediate release
December 2, 2014
Contact: David Takami 206-684-7241
Burn ban lifted: Beach fires can resume
The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency today lifted the burn ban for King, Kitsap, Pierce and Snohomish counties.
For Seattle Parks and Recreation, this means that beach fires at Alki Beach Park, 1702 Alki Ave. SW, and Golden Gardens Park, 8498 Seaview Ave. NW, can resume. Bonfires scheduled for on-shore Christmas Ship events can also resume.
The rules for beach fires are as follows:
For more information on burn bans please visit the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency at http://www.pscleanair.org/airq/status.asp
We received this email today:
Found a kayak floating (nearly submerged) Wednesday 11/26 along Beach Drive – pulled to shore and emptied.
Would like to find the owner to return.
If you are missing a yellow kayak, please comment below and we’ll connect you with the person who has it.
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