Investigators Identify Victim of Riptide
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NEWPORT BEACH — A 24-year-old Costa Mesa man was identified Friday as the swimmer who died two days earlier when he was caught up in a riptide about 40 yards offshore.
The man was identified by Orange County coroner’s investigators as Armando Pina Haro.
Haro was caught in the deadly undertow just off the Balboa Peninsula about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday as he swam with his older brother.
The unidentified brother also was caught in the riptide but was rescued. He was hospitalized Wednesday night at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach and was later released.
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