Body found floating off Southern California is that of missing diver
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Authorities say a body found floating in the water off a Southern California cove is that of a young man who went missing after diving off a cliff.
Los Angeles County Sheriff's authorities said the body was that of 18-year-old Joseph Sanchez.
Sanchez was dragged underwater Wednesday after he dove into the ocean Wednesday from Abalone Cove below Rancho Palos Verdes. A group of his friends told authorities the water was too rough for them to reach him.
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Authorities say lifeguards have made more than 50 rescues this month in the area known as the "washing machine." Strong currents that flow into the cove create a blowhole in the back of a cave that tosses divers around.
Sanchez's body was found about 50 yards from where he went missing.