A man in his 20s is missing after a party of four went free diving off Pier J in Long Beach on Wednesday evening. Authorities are conducting rescue efforts.
Four men in their 20s departed from Long Beach on Wednesday evening but only three returned, prompting a large multiagency search for the missing person that continued Thursday morning, authorities confirmed. Long Beach and L.A. County fire department divers, along with personnel from the U.S. Coast Guard, Long Beach Police and Los Angeles Port Police are conducting rescue efforts off Pier J, confirmed Long Beach Fire spokesperson Brian Fisk.
The men called for emergency assistance at 9:55 p.m. Wednesday and Long Beach Fire responded with divers and marine assets at 10:17, Fisk said. Long Beach Fire eventually asked Los Angeles County Fire for assistance, while other agencies also offered help. “We presume that they were fishing but we don’t actually know what was the purpose of the trip,” Fisk said of the men. “We are continuing to look, however, and expanding the grid search area.” Fisk said conditions hampered the search efforts.
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