Man Drowned at Beach Identified
Authorities have identified the man who washed ashore in Manhattan Beach Tuesday morning, an apparent drowning victim, as Douglas Brent Young, 41, of Rancho Palos Verdes.
Police said they still do not know how Young, who was fully clothed, got into the ocean six blocks south of the Manhattan Beach Pier.
A jogger discovered the body in the surf at 6:30 a.m. Police said that there was no sign of foul play and that it appeared that Young, an American Airlines pilot, had been dead for several hours.
Young carried no identification, but police matched keys found in his pocket to a Ford Thunderbird parked two blocks from the beach, said Manhattan Beach Police Sgt. Jack Zea.
Identification found in the car led authorities to American Airlines. A co-worker identified Young on Wednesday.
Young’s parents told police that their son had a girlfriend and other friends in Manhattan Beach, Zea said. But authorities do not know what he was doing during the moments before his death.
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