A body was found floating in a pond near where a Newport area monk was reported missing.
Pend Oreille County Sheriff's Office dispatch said the agency received a call from Sravasti Abbey, saying a resident had seen a body floating in a nearby pond.
The family of a 64-year-old monk reported missing from a Washington state monastery is offering a reward for information leading to his recovery.
Geshe Dadul Namgyal, a senior monk at Sravasti Abbey in Newport, was reported missing after he failed to show up for a buddhist prayer ceremony Nov. 7.
When Geshe Dadul Namgyal, a senior monk from a monastery in Washington, didn’t arrive for a buddhist prayer ceremony on Nov. 7, many knew a search should begin immediately.