Crime & Safety

Death Investigation Closes Puyallup Park Saturday

A death investigation closed an an entrance to Clark's Creek Park Saturday morning.

PUYALLUP, WA - A death investigation closed down an entrance to a popular city park Saturday morning. Officers from the police department's major crimes unit were investigating a suspected suicide at Clark's Creek Park. The investigation shut down the 12th Avenue Southwest entrance.

That entrance gives access to Clark's Creek Park just south of the dog park.

If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, there are resources available in Pierce County to help. Visit the National Alliance on Mental Illness' page on resources available in the county. You can also call the Pierce County Crisis Line at 1-800-576-7764.

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