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Police Investigate Body Found on Harbor Drive

Thursday, 19 January 2012

The discovery of a dead man's body along North Harbor Drive in Point Loma sparked a joint police investigation by the Port of San Diego's Harbor Police Department and the San Diego Police Department Homicide Unit.

At approximately 8:30 a.m., on Thursday, January 19, a citizen walking through a parking lot, located in the 4900 block of North Harbor Drive, noticed a body in some bushes. The citizen called the police department. The San Diego Fire Department arrived at the scene first and confirmed that the person was deceased.

While conducting the preliminary investigation, patrol officers and medics noticed suspicious trauma to the man's body. The San Diego Police Department's Homicide Unit was called to investigate the death.

The cause and manner of his death are not known at this time. An autopsy will be performed by the Medical Examiner's office.

The man appears to be 40 to 50 years old. He has not been identified.

Anyone with information related to this incident is encouraged to call the homicide unit at 619-531-2293 or San Diego County CrimeStoppers at 888-580-8477.

The Harbor Police is the law enforcement arm of the Port of San Diego and has about 130 sworn officers – all trained as firefighters and police officers. The jurisdiction of the Harbor Police includes San Diego Bay, the San Diego International Airport, as well as the tidelands of the five member cities: San Diego, Chula Vista, Coronado, Imperial Beach, and National City.