Dead body pulled from Berkeley Marina

BERKELEY, Calif. -- The body of a man was found Saturday evening in the Berkeley Marina near Cesar Chavez Park, a U.S. Coast Guard lieutenant said.

The body was reported at 5:40 p.m. by a bystander on the shore who spotted an empty outrigger canoe, Lt. Rachel Thomas said.
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The person who died was in the canoe, which had overturned. Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco is trying to recover a gear bag that was in the vessel to help identify the person.

Thomas said Coast Guard officials don't believe anyone else was in the canoe when it overturned.
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