Body of LA firefighter found in waters off Long Beach months after he went missing

The body of an off-duty Los Angeles firefighter who went missing late last year while diving in the Port of Long Beach was recovered in the waters off Long Beach, authorities said today.

The body of 29-year-old Firefighter Connor J. Lees was recovered Wednesday by the Long Beach Police Department, according to a statement from the Los Angeles Fire Department, which expressed its “profound sadness.”

“The LAFD stands united in grief alongside firefighter Lees’ family, friends and colleagues,” the LAFD statement said. “We extend our deepest condolences to all who knew and loved him.”

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Lees went missing Dec. 4 while diving for lobster with friends around 9:45 p.m. near Pier J, according to authorities…

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