Man Found in Water in S.F. Was Bartender at Geo. Kaye's

By Bay City News Service

A man whose body was found in the water off of San Francisco's Pier 48 on Thursday morning has been identified by the medical examiner's office as 57-year-old David Biddle.

According to reports on the Yahoo group Temescal Neighbors, Biddle was a popular bartender at Geo. Kaye's, who commuted to his job at the Broadway and 41st Street, Oakland, bar by ferry and bicycle.

A 2011 article on Oakland North says Biddle was a co-owner of the bar with Chet Perry and usually took the nighttime bartending shift.

A police marine unit spotted the body of Biddle, a San Francisco resident, in the Bay at 10:37 a.m. Thursday off of the pier just south of AT&T Park, police said.

Police spokesman Officer Albie Esparza said it appeared the body had been in the water for a while before it was found. The case has been handed over to the medical examiner's office, which will determine whether the death was a suicide or homicide, Esparza said.

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Rockridge Patch contributed to this article.