Man, 64, Falls To His Death From San Pedro Cliff

SAN PEDRO, CA — Coroner's officials Monday released the name of a 64- year-old man who fell to his death from a cliff in San Pedro.

He was identified as William De La Cruz of Torrance, according to the Los Angeles County coroner's office.

Firefighters and paramedics were dispatched at 10:33 a.m. Sunday to the 800 block of West Paseo Del Mar to assist the Los Angeles Police Department and coroner's office in the investigation, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported.

A person witnessed the fall -- which was estimated at approximately 40 feet -- from a shore adjacent the cliff, according to Brian Humphrey of the LAFD.

It was not clear if the man jumped or fell.

—City News Service