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David Easterly retired from the King County Sheriff's Office shortly after the shooting. He served at the agency for 25 years. In this photo, Easterly is speaking before being released from the hospital in May 2023. (King County Sheriff's Office)

A retired Washington state detective who survived being shot in the line of duty in 2023 was found dead in a Montana lake on Tuesday after going missing in a boating incident days earlier, authorities said.

The King County Sheriff's Office confirmed to Fox News Digital that David Easterly, 67, died following Saturday's boating incident.

"Our thoughts are with Detective Easterly’s family and all who served with him during his 25-year career with King County," the agency said in a statement. "We thank the Lake County Sheriff’s Office

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