Swimmer Who Drowned In Laguna Beach ID'd: Police

LAGUNA BEACH, CA — The 24-year-old man who drowned while swimming in Laguna Beach was identified Tuesday, officials said.

Laguna Beach Public Safety Dispatch received a 911 call at 7:28 p.m. Monday reporting that a person went under while swimming at Crescent Bay and was missing, according to Laguna Beach's Marine Safety Chief Kai Bond.

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The victim was identified as Moustafa Gulzarzada of Fontana, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Department.

A witness to the incident said Gulzarzada started struggling to stay afloat while swimming with a friend, officials said.

A search was launched by Laguna Beach public safety staff, with assistance from a sheriff's helicopter, Newport Beach lifeguards and the U.S. Coast Guard, according to Bond.

"At 8:13 p.m., the swimmer was located by the Marine Safety dive team and transported to Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo where he was later pronounced deceased," Bond said in a news release.

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The news comes a little over a month after a 5-year-old girl was swept out to sea near Treasure Island Beach in early June.

The body of the child was found near Christmas Cove, roughly a quarter-mile north of Treasure Island Beach, The Orange County Register reported.