Body found near Huntington Beach Pier on Tuesday morning identified

A body found offshore Tuesday morning in Huntington Beach was identified as Dylan Haihuu Duong, 25, Orange County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Dennis Breckner said.

The cause of death appears to be drowning at this point, according to the autopsy, but toxicology reports have not yet returned, Breckner, said.

Huntington Beach Fire Department spokesperson Eric Blaska said that a marine safety officer was patrolling just south of the Huntington Beach Pier, near Lifeguard Tower 9, at around 8:30 a.m. when they saw an unknown object in the water. The marine safety officer paddled out and found Duong’s body.

Duong, whose residence was unknown, was pulled ashore near Tower 9.

Blaska said that there were no reported missing swimmers.

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