Atlantic City PD Seeks Help Identifying Body Found In Ocean

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — Police haven't been able to identify the body of a man found Oct. 15 in the ocean. The Atlantic City Police Department asked the public for help Monday.

• Police have identified the following characteristics:
• Adult male
• Light skin (unknown race or ethnicity)
• Over 40 years old
• 5 feet, 3 inches tall
• 150 pounds with a lean build
• No teeth (has not had them for a period of time)
• Eight-inch vertical scar on stomach
• Wearing a size small Comme Ca ISM Foxes Co. LTD short-sleeve collared button down shirt with tan vertical pinstripes

Police found the man's body at 12:27 p.m. Oct. 15. He was stuck in the jetty in the ocean, police said. The Atlantic City Fire Department worked for several hours to remove him. Read more: Body Found On Atlantic City Beach: Cops

ACPD has worked with the Southern Regional Medical Examiner’s Office to identify him. Fingerprint analysis was inconclusive.

Anyone with information about this incident or the identity of the man can contact the ACPD Criminal Investigations Section at 609-347-5766 or text anonymously to tip411 (847411). Begin the text with ACPD.

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