Body recovered after being found in water off Point Mugu Beach, Ventura County authorities say

Thursday, November 2, 2023
POINT MUGU, Calif. (KABC) -- A body was found Thursday morning in the surf at Point Mugu Beach, according to Ventura County authorities.

Shortly before noon, the initial call requested an ambulance for a person who was not breathing and possibly in the water, Capt. William Hutton of the Ventura County Sheriff's Department said.
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Deputies, firefighter-paramedics and Point Mugu State Park authorities responded to Mugu Rock near Pacific Coast Highway, where they found a male deceased in the water, the Sheriff's Department said. The body was recovered shortly afterward.

The deceased individual was not immediately identified.
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Whether the death was suspicious was unknown, authorities said. An investigation was underway, led by the sheriff's Major Crimes Unit.

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