Missing Swimmer Near Oceanside Pier Found Unresponsive, Pronounced Dead

Overview

• Authorities in Oceanside launched a search near the pier after a witness reported a man seen swimming before dawn.
• Lifeguards and police used pier views, surveillance cameras, and boats, then suspended the effort when no one was found.
• Later that morning, lifeguards discovered an unresponsive adult near Lifeguard Tower 12 at Harbor Beach and began CPR.
• Paramedics continued care to a hospital, where the man was pronounced dead, and officials said he likely was the missing swimmer.
• Officials withheld the man’s name and urged caution during early hours when towers may be closed, advising people to swim near open towers and not enter the water alone.