Investigation Underway Into Death On Park Beach

The park’s communications center received a call from a man around 10 a.m. on March 19th reporting a body lying face down in the dunes at Ocean Beach. Park Police officers and Golden Gate rangers responded along with the city fire department units. When a USPP officer arrived on scene, he found several city medics performing CPR on a middle-aged man. They were not successful, and the man was declared dead. Detective Lawrence Morales led the ensuing investigation. No observable trauma was found on the man, but several bottles of prescription drugs and alcohol were found in the area and there was a letter with his belongings. A ranger assisting with the investigation found that there was an outstanding $10,000 warrant from San Francisco PD out against the reporting party, who was placed under arrest. The investigation into the death is continuing.