Body Found by Surfer in Huntington Beach--Identified

Huntington Beach, CA--UPDATE: 

 Orange County Sheriff-Coroner investigators identified a man whose body was found in the ocean in Huntington Beach this week.   

The victim was 20-year-old Andy Guevara of South Gate, according to the sheriff-coroner's office.   

A surfer pulled Guevara's body out of the water Tuesday.   

Police were notified at 11:20 a.m. about the discovery of the body near Pacific Coast Highway and Seapoint, according to Huntington Beach police Officer Jennifer Marlatt.   

"He had been in the water for some time,'' Marlatt said.   

The victim was nude and there were no outward signs of trauma to consider his death suspicious, Marlatt said.   State park rangers have taken over the investigation, she said.

Original Story: 

The body of a man was discovered in the ocean near Huntington Beach on Tuesday, near the area of Pacific Coast Highway and Seapoint.

Police stated that a surfer pulled the body of a man out of the water. The body was not clothed, and was reported to have been in the water for an extended time period.

Witnesses notified the Huntington Beach Police just before 11:30 a.m. according to Huntington Beach Police Officer Jennifer Marlatt.

“(The body) had been in the water for some time,'' Marlatt said. "The man, who authorities were working to identify, was nude and there were no outward signs of trauma to consider his death suspicious."

Investigators reviewed missing persons records, but no immediate match was made, according to Marlatt.

State park rangers have taken over the investigation, she said.

This story will be updated as more information is made available.