Update | Kennewick fisherman found dead after missing for two weeks

The body of a Kennewick man was discovered in the Walla Walla River by fisherman Sunday afternoon, two weeks after he disappeared.

The body of Eswin Danilo Reyes Gonzalez, 36, was found by fishermen about 1 p.m. Sunday, said Walla Walla County officials.

Walla Walla deputies, Walla Walla County Fire District 5 and Columbia Basin Dive Rescue responded and recovered the body, the sheriff’s office reported.

The coroner’s office took the body and an autopsy was conducted Monday morning. While the cause of his death hasn’t been officially determined, there isn’t any suspicion of foul play, Undersheriff Joe Klundt said in a news release.

Reyes Gonzalez had been missing since May 22, after he was fishing with friends and reportedly went in for a swim in the Walla Walla River at Madame Dorian Memorial Park.

He never resurfaced and rescue divers searched several times and could not find him.

The water in the Walla Walla, Snake and Columbia rivers was in the low 50s, said sheriff’s officials. Those temperatures can cause people to develop hypothermia quickly.

Walla Walla fire districts 5 and 6, Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife, Pasco Fire and the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office helped with the search. And others also volunteered to search the riverbank on their own time to help bring closure to Reyes Gonzales’ family.

This story was originally published June 6, 2022 at 1:45 PM.