Obituaries
San Francisco Man's Body Washes Ashore In Pacifica
The circumstances surrounding the man's death are still under investigation.
PACIFICA, CA — San Mateo County coroner's officials have publicly identified a man whose body washed onto a Pacifica beach over the weekend. However, the circumstances of his death are still under investigation.
The coroner's office says 25-year-old Elliott Loring Wakefield was discovered on Sunday morning. He was a resident of San Francisco.
According to police, authorities were called around 7:30 a.m. Sunday to the beach area below 800 Palmetto Avenue.
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"Upon arrival of police and fire personnel, the body of a male was pulled from the surf and pronounced deceased," police said in a news release.
No other details about the case were immediately released.
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Anyone with information about the death is asked to call Pacifica police at (650) 738-7314, or a tip line at (650) 359-4444.
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