MUKILTEO—Mukilteo Police have confirmed that 15-year-old Gabriel “Gabe” Ehrmin has been found deceased, on December 15, 2025. The Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office positively identified his body, recovered in Mukilteo. The Mukilteo Police Department is now leading a death investigation, it says.
Ehrmin vanished from his residence off Mukilteo Speedway around 3:15 p.m. on December 8, last captured on surveillance footage heading southwest along the 13000 block of Beverly Park Road. Dressed in a black hoodie, black pants, and carrying a blue backpack, the teen’s sudden disappearance lead to a search effort by law enforcement and volunteers.
In a statement released to Facebook, the Ehrmin/Pennington/Besson family expressed profound grief: “Gabe has been identified and it’s the hardest outcome to learn of as a parent, sibling, family or friend. We ask for our privacy and time to grieve as we walk the most difficult path that we will travel, carrying with us the memories and our love of him forever.”
They extended thanks to those who aided in the search over the past week.
No further information will be released at this time to respect the family’s wishes per the Mukilteo Police Department.
Author: Mario Lotmore
