A body was found several hundred yards down a beach cliffside in Rancho Palos Verdes on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 28, authorities said.
Sheriff’s deputies responded just before 1 p.m. to the 31000 block of Palos Verdes Drive South after a hiker saw the body from the cliff and called authorities, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
Officials had not publicly identified the person.
Investigators believe the person fell from Dina’s Viewpoint, above where the body was found. It was in a state of severe decomposition, leading officials to think the adult has been dead for an extended period of time, they said.
The discovery comes a few days after two human legs were found and more than a month after a human skull and other bones were discovered to the north on the coast of Palos Verdes Estates. Authorities said the earlier discoveries aren’t related to the body found Saturday.
Investigators were working to learn if there’s a connection between the found legs and two men who went missing early last Tuesday while fishing in a boat that was later found on the shoreline.
Anyone with information about the situation can contact the department’s homicide bureau at 323-890-5500. Anonymous tips can be made at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
