The body of John M. Wagner, 43, was found in the water about 20 miles south of Ventura yesterday.
Federal park rangers found the body of a missing surfer from San Diego on Friday, several hours after he had disappeared while surfing near Santa Cruz Island. . . A spokesman for the Coast Guard said friends of Wagner reported they had been surfing with him near Santa Cruz Island about 5 p.m., when he went underwater for unknown reasons.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]