An Oakland firefighter drowned early Thursday morning in the waters off a San Diego-area beach, according to the San Diego Fire Department.
Just before 2 a.m., the fire department received reports of a missing swimmer near the Crystal Pier in Pacific Beach, about 8 miles north of San Diego, fire officials said.
Rescue swimmers and a helicopter responded to search for the swimmer, and search crews found a body washed ashore just before 5 a.m., fire officials said.
Family and friends of the victim were at the scene and told rescue firefighters the victim was a firefighter from Oakland. Other Oakland firefighters were among the group of friends, San Diego fire officials said.
The circumstances of the drowning were not immediately clear, and the identity of the victim was not officially released.
Source: NBC Bay Area