LAGUNA BEACH, CA – On Saturday, March 25, 2023, at 12:32 p.m., emergency responders were dispatched to Shaw’s Cove Beach for a 46-year-old male SCUBA Diver missing in the water. First responders arrived on the scene and, after an extensive search, located the missing diver approximately 100 yards offshore at Shaw’s Cove Beach. 

Lifeguards rescued the victim at 1:33 p.m. and provided lifesaving measures with paramedics from the Laguna Beach Fire Department. The victim was transported to Mission Hospital in Laguna Beach and pronounced deceased at the Hospital at approximately 2:30 p.m. His name is being withheld until family members have been notified. 

For further information, please contact Kai Bond, Marine Safety Captain, at (949) 497-0310.