Swinomish Channel search for missing woman unsuccessful thus far

Extreme tide changes on Swinomish Channel have made difficult the efforts by multiple agencies to find a 27-year-old Kirkland woman whose last known whereabouts was the La Conner waterfront early on New Year’s Day.

“At this time,” Sgt. Brad Holmes, who administers the Skagit County Sheriff’s Office La Conner Detachment, said on Sunday, “the missing female has not been located and most search efforts have been maxed out.”

Intense searches involving divers from throughout the Puget Sound region have been conducted during low tide periods on Swinomish Channel since Jan. 1, when one of the woman’s...