Man’s Body Found in Harbor Boat Slip

Authorities Friday were trying to identify a man whose body was discovered in Channel Islands Harbor shortly after midnight.

An apparent drowning victim, the man bore no signs of injury, said Craig Stevens, a senior deputy county coroner.

Dressed in a maroon sweatsuit and wearing a gold necklace, the white male was thought to be 55 to 65 years old. He was 5-foot-7, weighed 200 pounds and had a short, well-trimmed gray beard. A pair of prescription sunglasses was tucked into his hair.

The body was found floating in an empty boat slip about 12:25 a.m. Authorities estimated that it had been in the water eight to 10 hours.

“We’re looking for anyone who might know him,” Stevens said. “We know there are a lot of single people who live alone at the harbor on boats.”

Stevens urged anyone who might have information to call the coroner’s office at 641-4400.