Body found in underwater cave may be scuba diver who vanished two years ago
CBSN
A body that was found last week in an underwater cave in Southern California may be that of a scuba diver who vanished two years ago, authorities said Monday. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office, working with divers from other agencies, recovered the remains Saturday, a week after it was notified that two recreational divers had discovered a possible body near the ocean floor in a cave system on Santa Cruz Island.
"The location of the recovery corresponds to a missing diver investigation from 2020," a Sheriff's Office statement said.
Ryder Sturt, 34, of Port Hueneme, was diving for lobster with a partner on Nov. 29, 2020, in the Painted Cave Preserve area of the central California coastal island and never surfaced, authorities have said.
