A body found by a hiker Monday morning on the Oregon Coast has been identified as that of a missing Benton County man, the Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday afternoon.

The body, found near McPhillips Beach north of Cape Kiwanda, has been identified as that of Sean Yamaguchi, 22, who was reported missing on July 29. A medical examiner classified the death as a drowning.

Yamaguchi was believed to have been with his girlfriend, 18-year-old Elise Masae Dickey of Corvallis, when he disappeared. Dickey’s Toyota pickup was found on the beach at Cape Kiwanda, but a search failed to locate either Dickey or Yamaguchi.

Dickey still has not been found.

The incident remains under investigation by the Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office. Anyone with information about the case is asked to call 503- 815-1911 or email Gordon McCraw at gmccraw@co.tillamook.or.us.

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