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Unidentified Uncertain Male
Age 20-30
from Coronado, California

Victim Details

Created
Jun 11, 2020

Case Added
Nov 08, 2022

Case ID
33634

Case Number
1980-00428

Estimated Age Range
Adult - Pre 30

Age From
20

Age To
30

Pid
47172

Height
65 inches

Height To
68 inches

Weight
120 lbs

Weight To
140 lbs

Ethnicity
Uncertain

Primary Ethnicity
Uncertain

Gender
Male

EstimatedPostmortemInterval
2

Post Mortem Interval
Days

Estimated Birth From
1950

Estimated Birth To
1960

Estimated Death Year From
1980

Date Found
1980-02-24

Description
Beach, 300 yards north of Carnation Avenue

City
Coronado

State
California

County
San Diego County

Tribal Land
No

Agency ID
28979

Agency Name
San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office

Agency City
San Diego

Agency State
California

Agency County
San Diego County

Agency Contact
Kathy On

Contact Job Title
Medical Examiner Investigator

Agency Address
5570 Overland Avenue, Ste. 101, , San Diego, California

Agency Phone
8586942895

Agency Jurisdiction
County

Agency Type
Medical Examiner

Agency Website
https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/me.html

Agency Case #
1980-00428

Agency Report Date
1980-02-24

Hair Color
Black

Head/Hair
Straight, thinning, approximately 1 inch

Left Eye Color
Unknown

Right Eye Color
Unknown

Clothing & Accessories
Clothing: 1 pair blue jeans, 1 pair black leather shoes, 1 pair blue socks, 1 pair white underwear, 1 brown leather belt (no buckle)

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The decedent was a 20-30 year old male. On 02/24/1980, his body was found in the surf of a beach about 300 yards north of the Imperial Beach city limits in Coronado by a passerby. He was presumed to have drowned while trying to cross a body of water and was possibly from Mexico.
Date Found: 1980-02-24

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