(L.A.) Justin Hoang, 42, Died in the Ocean

Case Number: 2022-10468

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 42-year-old Vietnamese male that occurred in the ocean.

The coroner’s office identified the man as Justin Hoang of Huntington Beach.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Drowning

RIP JUSTIN HOANG (February 2, 1980 – October 3, 2022)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Monday at 3:54 p.m.

The decedent was a diver whose body was located by the Coast Guard after he had been reported missing near Catalina Island.

He was first reported missing at 2:10 a.m. by the dive vessel Cee Ray. He was wearing a black wet suit and diving gear.

Two helicopter crews, a boat crew, and the Coast Guard cutter Narwhal were launched to search some of the northwest coastlines of the island. Baywatch Cabrillo and Baywatch Avalon also conducted search-and-rescue operations.