Sequim – On Thursday, December 11, the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office received confirmation from the Clallam County Coroner’s Office that the bone and tissue discovered inside a shoe found on the beach at Marly Nelson County Park, Port Williams near Sequim, did not belong to a human.
Forensic testing conducted by the King County Medical Examiner’s Office determined that the material was of bear origin, and no human biological matter was present. It is unknown how bear bone and tissue came to be located inside the shoe that washed ashore. No additional related items have been located. There is no further information at this time.
INITIAL RELEASE – SHOE WITH HUMAN REMAINS FOUND ON PORT
WILLIAMS BEACH
On December 10, at approximately 8:26 a.m., a Sequim resident called 911 to report discovering a shoe containing what appeared to be human remains on the beach at Marly Nelson County Park at Port Williams in Sequim. A Clallam County Sheriff’s Deputy responded and confirmed the presence of bones and soft tissue inside the shoe.
The shoe was located roughly fifty feet north of the Port Williams Beach boat launch, near the ebbing tide line. No additional suspicious items or evidence were found in the
surrounding area.
The shoe is described as a white Puma sneaker, marked with green and blue Sharpie-style coloring across the exterior. Sizing information printed on the interior lists the shoe as
European size 35.5, U.S. size 4C, and 22 centimeters in length, which generally corresponds to a U.S. women’s size 5–5.5.