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Body of missing diver found off Santa Barbara County coastline

The body of a missing commercial diver was recovered off the Gaviota Coast Saturday.
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The body of a missing diver was recovered off the Gaviota Coast Saturday.

Man disappeared off of the Gaviota Coast.

There's a tragic end to the search for a missing diver off the Santa Barbara County coastline.

Santa Barbara County firefighters say a lobster diver went into the ocean just south of Gaviota at around 3 a.m. Saturday. When the diver failed to surface, authorities were notified.

County firefighters and the Coast Guard launched a search. The diver's body was discovered, and recovered at around 8 a.m. The identity of the diver hasn't been released.

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral.