Gregory Gladstone, 38, was found floating by his board near the Newport Pier in Newport Beach, California on Saturday January 23, 2010 and was later pronounced dead at Hoag Hospital. Officials still don’t know exactly what happened, according to the OC Register.
Lifeguards were alerted to an unattended surfboard and a possible missing surfer at about 9:50 a.m., said Jennifer Schulz, spokeswoman for the Newport Beach Fire Department. Lifeguards originally reported the victim unconscious after they found him floating near the surfboard.
The coroners office said an autopsy will be done. According to the story Gladstone was a “longtime Newport surfer” who had two young children.
[Link: OC Register]
