Diver found off Sonoma Coast remains unidentified

The body of a man in a wetsuit found late last week floating off Salt Point State Park remained unidentified Wednesday morning.

Sonoma County coroner’s investigators this week were seeking help from an odontologist - a forensic dentist - to help with possible identification through the man’s teeth and an examination of dental records, sheriff’s Sgt. Cecile Focha said.

The man was found Friday afternoon floating in the ocean about a mile offshore from the state park, according to the Coast Guard. Salt Point is along the northern Sonoma coastline.

The man, who likely was an abalone diver, may have died days or even weeks prior. He was initially described as being badly disfigured from the time in the water.

A crew on a commercial fishing boat found the body at about noon Friday and contacted authorities.

At the Coroner’s Office, fingerprints were obtained but they didn’t result in a positive match and he hasn’t been identified, Focha said.