The body of a missing diver, an off-duty Los Angeles firefighter, was recovered from the waters off Long Beach almost four months after he was initially reported missing, the fire department announced Saturday.
The body of 29-year-old Firefighter Connor J. Lees was recovered Friday by the Long Beach Police Department, according to a statement from the Los Angeles Fire Department, which expressed its “profound sadness.”
“Firefighter Lees, 29, was a dedicated member of the Los Angeles City Fire Department for six years, serving with distinction at Fire Station 94 B Platoon in the Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw community,” LAFD said in a post on Instagram …