Police continue to search for missing Bothell man, Seattle firefighter

Investigators continue to search for missing Bothell man and Seattle firefighter Joshua Ryan Milton after he went missing last Thursday afternoon and his car was found near Deception Pass Saturday.

Investigators continue to search for missing Bothell man and Seattle firefighter Joshua Ryan Milton after he went missing last Thursday afternoon and his car was found near Deception Pass Saturday.

The 36-year-old was last seen near Harborview Medical Center around 3:30 p.m. and did not show up for his 5:30 p.m. shift as a paramedic student at the hospital, according to the Seattle Police Department Blotter.

Milton joined the Seattle Fire Department in 2012 and was accepted into the paramedic program. He is married and has a three-year-old son.

A police spokeswoman said they have seen no signs of foul play, but continue their missing persons search.

Milton’s 2000 Honda Accord was found at the Deception Pass parking lot at 8:30 a.m. Saturday morning.

Jack Hartt, Deception Pass Park manager, said park rangers first noticed the car parked at the bridge Friday night. When it was still there in the morning, they investigated and found that it belonged to the missing firefighter.

Hartt said the park staff searched the park on foot and boats were launched to search the waters below the bridge. There happened to be a race through the park over the weekend, which helped with the search.

While Milton is still considered missing, Hartt said searchers have their suspicions. A Coupeville killed himself by jumping from the bridge last month.

“It’s one of the sad parts of Deception Pass,” Hartt said. “That does happen.”

Tips or sightings can be reported to law enforcement by dialing 911.

Jessie Stensland of the Reporter’s sister paper the Whidbey News-Times contributed to this report.