Crime & Safety
Coroner Identifies Diver Who Drowned at Crystal Cove
Authorities identified a 27-year-old man who died while freediving 400 yards off the coast.
The Coroner’s Office today identified a 27-year-old man who died while freediving at Crystal Cove State Park near Laguna.
Reseda resident Wesley Kim -- one of two men diving about 400 yards from shore and to depths of 45 feet -- didn’t emerge from the water so his companion flagged a passing boat and lifeguards were notified about 1:35 p.m. Saturday, California State Parks spokesman Kevin Pearsall told the Orange County Register.
The man’s body was recovered about 3 p.m., Pearsall told the newspaper.
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Paramedics rushed Kim to Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach, where he was pronounced dead at 3:32 p.m. Saturday, according to the coroner’s office.
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