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The body of a woman believed to have been one of thousands of people who died in a deadly shipwreck in waters off the US coast became the first body recovered in the latest death toll at the site of a deadly shipwreck off the coast of California.
The Los Angeles Times reported that a body was pulled from the water in the early hours of Thursday and identified by authorities. The body was recovered about 2 a.m. ET on Thursday.
The death toll at the site of the collision between a cargo ship and a pleasure yacht has reached 34, including the person of interest in the case, and is expected to expand.
The news of the body recovery came as the Coast Guard reported that a cargo ship that had departed from the Port of Los Angeles about two miles off San Pedro harbor was involved in a collision with a private pleasure yacht when it collided with the cargo vessel on Thursday.
The Times also reported that the pleasure yacht’s crew members are under investigation, but it’s unclear whether they were aboard the cargo ship.
The Times reported that authorities confirmed the identity of a body recovered in the water off the coast of Southern California as an apparent victim of the deadly collision.
The paper reported that Coast Guard officials were told that the body of a woman, believed to be at least one of the victims, had been pulled from the water.
The body of a woman believed to have been one of thousands of people who died in a deadly shipwreck in waters off the US coast became the first body recovered in the latest death toll at the site of a deadly shipwreck. The Los Angeles Times reported that a body was pulled from the water in the early hours of Thursday and identified by authorities. The body was recovered about 2 a.m. ET on Thursday. Authorities said a search conducted by the Coast Guard was in no way related to the ongoing investigation. The paper also reported that the pleasure yacht’s crew members are under investigation, but it’s unclear whether they were aboard the cargo ship. The Los Angeles Times reported that authorities confirmed the identity of a body recovered in the water off the coast of Southern California as an apparent victim of the deadly collision.
