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Long Beach police find possible human remains along shore

By Julie Sharp

Updated on: April 18, 2025 / 9:53 PM PDT / CBS LA

Possible human remains discovered along Long Beach shore

The Long Beach Police Department and the LA County Medical Examiner's Office are investigating reports of human remains found at Junipero Beach in Long Beach.

Detectives from the LBPD Homicide Detail were dispatched to the 2100 block of East Ocean Boulevard around 9:27 a.m. on Friday. Aerial footage showed a portion of the beach surrounding a lifeguard tower cordoned off with red tape.

Long Beach police detectives investigate reports of human remains found at Alamitos Beach. KCAL News

The area is a hub of beach activity, housing the Long Beach Lifeguards Headquarters, public restrooms and a large beach parking lot.

The investigation is ongoing.

Julie Sharp

Julie Sharp is a digital producer at CBS Los Angeles. She is a South Bay native and majored in print journalism at Cal State University Long Beach. Julie previously reported for the Beach Reporter, contributed to the Palos Verdes Pulse and worked as a video journalist for CBS News before joining the CBS News Los Angeles website team.