The body of a woman was found on the sands of Manhattan Beach on Friday, Jan. 26.
The discovery was made by a lifeguard shortly after 10:10 a.m. Friday, according to Manhattan Beach police.
Her boyfriend had reported, around 6:40 a.m., that he and a friend had been searching for her, police said.
“He last saw his girlfriend near the water line,” police said in a statement. “(Police) immediately opened an investigation and checked with surrounding agencies for reports matching the missing person’s description. The Los Angeles County Lifeguards and the Unites States Coast Guard conducted searches of the beach and ocean.”
It was unclear if the woman had washed ashore, as initial reporting from the scene indicated.
“The female was positively identified by officers through photographs as well as next of kin as the missing person,” police said.
Officials had not yet released her name.
Police asked that anyone with information on the woman’s death to call Detective Sgt. Taylor Klosowski at 310-802-5123.
