An off-duty Los Angeles firefighter is confirmed missing after a group of four men departed from Long Beach on Wednesday evening to go diving but only three returned, prompting a large multiagency search that continued into Thursday afternoon, authorities confirmed.
Divers from the Long Beach and L.A. city and county fire departments, along with personnel from the U.S. Coast Guard, Long Beach Police and Los Angeles Port Police, are involved in search efforts off Pier J.
The men called for emergency assistance at 9:55 p.m. Wednesday and Long Beach Fire responded with divers and marine assets at 10:17.
While we presume that they were fishing, we don't actually know what was the purpose of the trip, said Long Beach Fire spokesperson Brian Fisk.
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