By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office is reporting the body of a man found this summer at Riffe Lake is the 49-year-old Denver resident they suspected it might be.
James A. Sprague was found dead July 28 on the shore’s edge in a cove on the northwest portion of the lake.
DNA was used to make the identification because of the advanced decomposition, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office.
ID in a backpack found next to the body belonged to Sprague, who was wanted in connection with the slaying of his girlfriend in March in Denver, Lewis County Sheriff Steve Mansfield said in July.
Detectives continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death, according sheriff’s Cmdr. Steve Aust.
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Read “News brief: ID found with body near Mossyrock belongs to murder suspect, sheriff’s office says” from Friday July 30, 2010 here