SURFER ID’D 11/26/12 7:00a DMF

A SURFER WHO DIED THURSDAY DESPITE AN ATTEMPTED WATER RESCUE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED. 64-YEAR OLD SOQUEL RESIDENT BRUCE MCGUIRE WAS FOUND BY ANOTHER SURFER AROUND 1:30 P.M. ON THANKSGIVING AT PRIVATES BEACH (A SURF SPOT ACCESSED THROUGH A TINY PARK BETWEEN PLEASURE POINT AND CAPITOLA.) ACCORDING TO SHERIFF’S SERGEANT ROBIN MITCHELL THE CAUSE OF DEATH ISN’T SUSPICIOUS AND NO FOUL PLAY WAS INVOLVED. THE CAUSE OF DEATH WAS LIKELY ACCIDENTAL DROWNING OR DROWNING RELATED TO UNDERLYING MEDICAL ISSUES.