Man’s body found next to train tracks

Police have released the identity a man whose body was found next to the train tracks in Washougal Monday morning.

According to the Washougal Police Department, the body of Dane Jacob Reister, 43, of Washougal, was spotted along the tracks at Third and Sixth streets, by the conductor of a BNSF “job train,” which consists of three train cars and a locomotive, as it traveled eastbound on the tracks. The conductor confirmed the fatality and local authorities were notified.