A Redmond man missing near Rattlesnake Ridge was found dead at about 10 a.m. Feb. 9, according to Jim Bove, spokesman for the Redmond Police Department.
Bove said King County Search and Rescue found the body of Ira Thomas Clodfelter, 28, about three-quarters of a mile from the main trail, and it appeared to be a suicide.
The King County Medical Examiner said Feb. 11 that Clodfelter died from a gunshot wound to the head, and ruled it a suicide.
Clodfelter was known to suffer from cystic fibrosis, a genetic condition that sometimes makes it hard to breathe, according to Sgt. Cindi West, spokeswoman for the King County Sheriff’s Office. A release from the Redmond Police Department said there was also some concern he may have been suffering from depression.
West said Clodfelter was reported missing Feb. 4 when he didn’t show up for work. His vehicle was found a day later in the Rattlesnake Mountain trailhead parking lot in North Bend.
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