Autopsy Confirms ID of Missing Man Last Seen at Washington State Casino

Autopsy Confirms ID of Missing Man Last Seen at Washington State Casino.

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The body of a man for three years after he was last seen at the ilani Casino Resort was recently discovered and identified by a medical examiner.

ilani Casino ResortThe ilani Casino Resort, pictured above. A man who was at the casino three years ago went missing. His deceased body was discovered recently. (Image: Tripadvisor)

The Cowlitz County Coroner s Office revealed on Sunday the identification of Terry “TJ” Shinaver, 32, of St. Helens, . Shinaver’s body was located in a truck that was discovered on December 7 in water in Woodland, Washington.

Accidental Drowning

An showed that Shinaver died from accidental drowning, according to the coroner’s office. His identity was confirmed using dental records. The coroner’s office didn’t release details on injuries.

A tow truck driver was in the area looking for a different vehicle and saw Shinaver s truck in the water.

Law Enforcement had been called out to recover a vehicle that had gone off the road and into the water off Dike Road in Woodland,” according to a statement from the coroner’s office. When the tow truck recovered the vehicle, they realized that the one they retrieved was not the one that they were there to recover, and this vehicle had someone in it. The vehicle recovered … belong[ed] to Terry Shinaver.”

Woodland is approximately 30 miles north of Portland.

Went to ilani Casino Resort

Shinaver had been missing since the night of April 30, 2021, when he was seen at the in Ridgefield, Wash. The tribal gaming property operated by the Cowlitz Indian Tribe is located about six miles from where Shinaver s truck was found.

Authorities haven’t revealed the events that led to Shinaver’s truck to wind up in the water. Only Shinaver’s body was located in the truck, so it appears he was alone when the truck submerged.

At the time he disappeared, local police officers released a description of Shinaver. He was about six-feet tall, weighed about 155 pounds, and had brown hair and blue eyes. He was wearing a yellow, long-sleeve work shirt, Carhartt jeans, and Carhartt boots.

He was driving a black 1993 Ford Ranger with Oregon license plates. It’s believed this truck was the same one that was found submerged in Woodland.

The missing person case was investigated by Oregon’s St. Helens Police Department.

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