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Person found dead at bottom of San Pedro cliff

A wide shot of the Point Fermin cliff as rescuers help a trapped man on Friday, Aug. 22, 2014. (Credit: KTLA)

A person was found dead at the bottom of a cliff in San Pedro on Thursday morning, authorities confirmed.

Firefighters with the Los Angeles Fire Department were alerted to a person in need of a rescue at the bottom of the Point Fermin cliffs around 7:41 a.m. Thursday. When firefighters arrived, they found the person deceased at the bottom.

No identifying information regarding the victim was released as of Thursday morning. It wasn’t clear how they fell down the cliff.

Crews were still on location Thursday as they investigated the scene and worked to secure the victim’s body near 3730 S. Roxbury St. in San Pedro.