MARYSVILLE—Shortly after 9 a.m. Monday, April 22, members of the Tulalip Police Department were alerted to the body of a female in the tidal area where Tulalip Bay meets Battle Creek. The body was turned over to the Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office, which will provide official identification of the victim and cause of death at a later time.
On Friday night, April 19, Marysville Police entered 16-year-old female, Jenzele Couassi, into a national database as a missing person. She was last seen in the area of Shoultes Rd. Jenzele is 5’5”, 120 lbs., last seen wearing a green top, black pants, and carrying a white bag.
Marysville detectives, along with officers from Tulalip Police Department and members of the Snohomish County Search & Rescue Team, had been searching for the 16-year-old throughout the weekend, deploying two Search and Rescue K9 teams along with a Marysville PD drone.
Marysville detectives were alerted to the recovery of a body on the Tulalip Reservation.
SOURCE: Marysville Police Department
Author: Lynnwood Times Staff