(L.A.) Jennifer Hanie, 31, Died on a Beach

Case Number: 2024-01721

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 31-year-old White/Caucasian female that occurred on a beach.

The coroner’s office has identified the woman as Jennifer Hanie.

Born in L.A. County. Mother’s maiden name is Desagun.

Manner of Death: Accident

Other Significant Condition: Effects of Ketamine and Cocaine

RIP JENNIFER KATE HANIE (September 9, 1992 – January 26, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Friday at 10:38 a.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on March 20, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back positive for the drugs.

The decedent’s body had been discovered by a lifeguard on the sands of Manhattan Beach near the 2300 block of The Strand shortly after 10:10 a.m. on Friday, January 26.

Her boyfriend and his friend said they had been searching for her since around 6:40 a.m.

“The reporting party stated he last saw his girlfriend near the water line,” police said in a statement. “The MBPD immediately opened an investigation and checked with surrounding agencies for reports matching the missing person’s description. The Los Angeles County lifeguards and the Unites States Coast Guard conducted searches of the beach and ocean.”

It was unclear whether Hanie had washed ashore, as initial reporting from the scene indicated that the body had been located off the coast, near the 1300 block of the water line.