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Man Found Dead in Tide Pool Area at San Pedro’s Point Fermin

A map shows Point Fermin in San Pedro. (Credit: Google Maps)

A man’s body was being recovered after it was found Thursday afternoon in waters at the bottom of a cliff in San Pedro, the Los Angeles Fire Department said.

The unidentified person was found deceased in a tide pool area at Point Fermin, the department said in a statement.

An LAFD helicopter team was performing a hoist operation before transporting the body to Los Angeles County coroner’s officials awaiting at the nearby Korean Friendship Bell monument.

No other information was immediately available.

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