Santa Barbara Police investigate death of man found on East Beach

Body found on EastBeach on Wednesday afternoon

By Drew Ascione

April 19, 2023 11:44 pm

Published April 19, 2023 4:51 pm

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif.– The Santa Barbara Police Department confirmed a dead body was found in the surf on East Beach around 3:12 p.m. Wednesday afternoon.

SBPD PIO Ethan Ragsdale said a bystander discovered the body of a 76-year-old man and flagged down an AMR paramedic unit before officer arrived on scene.

AMR performed life-saving measures on the man, but could not revive him.

Police officers and sheriff's deputies carried the body to the coroner's car around 5 p.m.

The identity of the man is being withheld at this time and the cause of death is being investigated by the Santa Barbara Coroner.

They are investigating it as a suspicious death.

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