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Abené Clayton in Los Angeles

Body found in plastic barrel floating in water at a Malibu beach

Officials stand next to a barrel where a body was discovered in Malibu Lagoon state beach, California.
Officials stand next to a barrel where a body was discovered in Malibu Lagoon state beach, California. Photograph: Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images

A lifeguard found a man’s body in a barrel at a southern California beach on Monday, after seeing the container floating in the water, officials said.

Homicide detectives with the Los Angeles county sheriff’s department are investigating the circumstances around the death.

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