A 58-year-old man was recently found dead inside a vehicle at the northbound I-5 Custer rest area, according to Washington State Patrol (WSP).
On November 11, the Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) requested WSP conduct a welfare check in the area. The man, later identified as Rodney Lambert, was found dead in his vehicle, according to a WSP spokesperson.
The Whatcom County Medical Examiner’s Office determined the probable cause of death was sepsis due to an infected leg ulceration and the manner of death was natural.
