Coast Guard suspends ocean search near Venice Beach for missing 30-year-old woman
The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its ocean search Thursday night in the Venice Beach area for a missing 30-year-old woman, whose personal belongings were found unattended near the Venice Pier Wednesday night.
The woman has been identified as Ashanta Ayana Elise Cobb-McNeil from Las Vegas, Nevada. Family said she sometimes goes by "Loni Legend."
Her phone, shoes, wallet and passport were found on the sand around 8:40 p.m. on Wednesday.
The Coast Guard launched rescue crews as the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and the Los Angeles County lifeguards conducted shoreline and water searches. The Los Angeles Police Department is handling further investigations.
Crews searched for the woman for 65 square miles for about 21 hours using helicopters, small boats, and a cutter. The search was suspended around 7:20 p.m. on Thursday.
