Friday, March 5, 2010
“Partially clothed” man jumps off Port of L.A. dock, drowns
According to several news reports out of the Los Angeles area, a “partially clothed” man managed to gain entry through the fenced auto-handling facility at the Port of Los Angeles Thursday evening after making a 911 call at a nearby truck stop in Wilmington.
According to port spokesman Phillip Sanfield, the man approached a longshoreman at about 7:20PM saying someone was following him.
The man reportedly handed the dockworker his cell phone, then took it back when security vehicles arrived at the facility. He then headed to the pier’s edge – 15 feet up from the East Basin Channel – and jumped off.
The auto vessel United Spirit was being docked in the area and the churn of the water from the ship’s propulsion system reportedly contributed to the man’s drowning.
After divers were unsuccessful in locating the man, sonar was used and the body was found shortly before 1 a.m.
It was reported that approximately 50 personnel were involved in the search, including the Los Angeles Fire Department and police, Port of L.A. police, and the U.S. Coast Guard.
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