Body recovered from Elliott Bay near downtown piers

SEATTLE (AP) — A body was recovered from Elliott Bay near Piers 55 and 56 in Seattle. That’s according to the Seattle Police Department. A water rescue response team discovered a person dead in the water near the 1200 block of Alaskan Way after responding to reports of a person in distress around 2:45 p.m. Monday. Seattle police spokesman Patrick Michaud says police were called in to help and the body was recovered shortly after 4 p.m. No other information was immediately available.