Man whose body was found in the ocean near San Pedro identified

A body was pulled from the ocean Monday morning near San Pedro. (Photo: SkyFOX) (FOX 11)

Authorities Monday morning were investigating after a body was discovered in the ocean near San Pedro.

The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to the 3700 block of South Stephen M. White Drive in the San Pedro area around 8:50 a.m.

LA County Lifeguards recovered the body of 70-year-old Roger Murray, of San Pedro, from the ocean.

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The LA County Coroner's office will work to determine an official cause of death.

Additional details were not immediately available.

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