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Two kayakers spotted the body of a diver floating in the water off the west coast of Camano Island on Saturday evening and towed the man’s body to shore, then called 911, according to the Island County Sheriff’s Office.

The body was found in Elger Bay, just south of Camano Island State Park, said Detective Ed Wallace. “He was in full dive gear,” but it’s too soon to know if he died as a result of equipment failure or due to some other cause, Wallace said. Investigators, who were called to the scene around 6 p.m., will be reviewing data from the man’s dive computer, he said.

Authorities had not identified the dead man, pending notification of next of kin.

Based on the condition of the man’s body, Wallace said it did not appear he had been in the water long. Prior to the discovery, the Sheriff’s Office had not received any report of a missing diver, he said.