By Pepper Fisher
PORT ANGELES – The Clallam County Coroner’s Office has received confirmation from the Washington State Patrol Crime Lab of the identity of the female remains discovered near Dungeness Spit on September 16.
The decedent has been identified as 66-year-old Patricia Ann Hicks of Spokane Valley, Washington. Hicks was one of ten people onboard a seaplane that crashed off Whidbey Island on September 4.
The Clallam and Island County Coroner’s Offices have been working closely throughout the entirety of this investigation in order to expedite identification as much as possible.
The family of Patricia Hicks has been notified of the identification.
(Photo courtesy of Alphonzo Hicks)