The death of a Soap Lake man whose body was found last Thursday is attributed as asphyxia due to drowning. That’s the result of the autopsy conducted on 39-year-old Benjamin Buckles by the Grant County Coroner’s Office. Buckles’ body was located in a canal near Road J Northwest and state Route 28 just south of Ephrata. No ruling was made on if his death was accidental or not and the Grant County sheriff’s office continues to investigate the incident.