Police Seek to ID Body Found a Mile Offshore

Police are asking for help identifying a body that was found floating about a mile off the coast.

On the last day of 2015, a body was found in the ocean about one mile offshore from the entrance to Anaheim Bay.

Believed to be that of a middle-aged male adult, investigators think the body may have been in the ocean for up to six weeks, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department,

“The body is decomposed and presents a physical condition consistent with prolonged exposure to salt water,” Lt. Jeff Hallock said in a written release.

The man has a dark complexion and is possibly Middle-Eastern or African-American, according to investigators. He is 5 feet, 8 inches tall, average to slim build with dark short hair, a distinct ear to ear, short beard and a significant amount of body hair, authorities said. He was not wearing clothes when he was found.

Investigators have found nothing to indicate an obvious cause of death, and a manner and cause of death are pending the outcome of further investigation.

The autopsy was completed on Monday, January 4, 2016.

Anyone with additional information is asked to call the Orange County Sheriff’s Department’s Coroner Division at (714) 647-4134. Anonymous tips may also be submitted to Orange County Crime Stoppers at 855-TIP-OCCS (855-847-6227) or at occrimestoppers.org.

City News Service