Idaho man found dead in Adams County

RITZVILLE — The body of an Idaho man was found down an embankment in Adams County on Tuesday.

About 11:55 a.m. deputies with the Adams County Sheriff’s Office and Washington State Patrol troopers responded to the Schrag rest area on Interstate 90, which is located in Adams County about 25 miles west from Ritzville and 22 miles east of Moses Lake.

The male has been identified as 53-year-old Michael P. Marker, of Kellogg, Idaho. The cause of Marker’s death has not been released by the ACSO.

— Staff report