SAN DIEGO — A body found this week near a Southern California island is that of a Navy employee who vanished last October.
Authorities told the Los Angeles Times Wednesday that the man is Lee Racicot.
A recreational diver spotted the body 100 feet underwater Sunday near San Clemente Island, about 75 miles northwest of San Diego.
The cause of death hasn’t been determined.
The 59-year-old Racicot was a civilian employee on the island, which has a Navy bombing range and is used for Marine and SEAL training.
The San Diego Union-Tribune says Racicot failed to show up for work a day after he apparently went out diving or snorkeling alone for fish.
A Navy and Coast Guard search was unsuccessful.
