09/07/2021_Update Man Identified in Death Investigation • Tigard Police Department
PRESS RELEASE
13125 SW Hall Boulevard, Tigard, Oregon 97223 • www.tigard-or.gov/police
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE I September 7, 2021
Contact:
Kelsey Anderson
Public Information Officer
Tigard Police Department
Phone: 971-708-2921
Email: Kelsey.Anderson@tigard-or.gov
Update: Man Identified in Death Investigation
UPDATE 9/7/21: The person found deceased along the Fanno Creek Trail last week has been
positively identified as Preston Joshua Vermillion, age 46, from Wyoming.
Investigators found no signs of trauma and the medical examiner is determining the cause
of death.
ORIGINAL 9/3/21: On 9/2/21 at 7:12 p.m. a man walked into the Tigard Police Department
lobby and reported finding a body along the Fanno Creek Trail. He walked Tigard Police
officers to a creek embankment behind the area of 8900 SW Burnham Street where the
body of a man was located.
The medical examiner responded to the scene and is investigating the cause of death.
Tigard detectives are also actively investigating the circumstances of this case. There are
no signs of foul play or obvious signs of injuries to the deceased.
The scene is now clear and all walkways are back open. The man's name will be released
once the medical examiner confirms his identity and his family is notified of his death.
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