Crime & Safety

Body Found Floating Near Newport Beach Pier

A man's body was discovered in the water Tuesday about 1,000 feet from the pier.

NEWPORT BEACH, CA A body was found today about 1,000 feet from the Newport Pier, an Orange County sheriff’s lieutenant said.

Huntington Beach lifeguards found the unidentified male body about 11:30 a.m. and notified sheriff’s deputies, Lt. Mark Stichter said.

There was no immediate word on a possible cause of death or how long the body had been in the water.

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Identification will likely have to be done by checking fingerprint records, authorities said.

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