Body Pulled From Ocean Off SMC Coast: Cops

SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA — San Mateo County sheriff's officials are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man whose body was pulled from the Pacific Ocean on Monday.

According to sheriff's Det. Rosemerry Blankeswade, a man was heard calling for help just before 5 a.m. in the area of Highway 1 and the Pigeon Point Lighthouse.

"The distressed man’s location was unknown, so San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office personnel scoured the areas along highway 1, the bluffs above the ocean, as well as the surf line," she said in a news release.

Meanwhile, a Coast Guard helicopter assisted in the search from above, and they ultimately spotted a man floating in the water, about 30 yards from the shoreline, just south of the lighthouse, she said.

"The man was unconscious and not breathing," Blankeswade said. "Deputies entered the water, brought the man to shore and awaiting medical personnel performed CPR, but they were unable to revive the male victim."

The San Mateo County Coroner's Office is in the process of formally identifying the victim, the sheriff's office said.

Anyone who might have information regarding the incident is asked to call Detective Jerri Cosens at (650) 363-4347 or the San Mateo County Sheriff's Anonymous Tip Line at (800) 547-2700.