Body Found At Rocky Shoreline Below San Pedro Cliff

SAN PEDRO, CA — A body was found Friday afternoon on a rocky shoreline below a cliff in San Pedro.

Land and sea crew were dispatched at 1:47 p.m. to Point Fermin, in the 800 block of West Paseo Del Mar, according to Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire Department.

The circumstances surrounding the person's death were not immediately known, Humphrey said.

It will be up to the coroner's office to identify the victim — whose gender and approximate age were not immediately released — and determine the cause of death.

One local told Patch they saw a person jump from the area.

This is a developing story. Check back with Patch for more information.

- City News Service and Patch Editor Nicole Charky contributed to this report.

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