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2 iets’ to predict when, where or if body might be expected to be. | Surface in San Francisco Bay. tated that the under- ground snag factor, i.e., deb ry ation, rock outcroppings, etc., might well hinder the natural flotation of the body and prevent its resurface for an indefinite period of time. ~AT SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA san Mateo County Coroner, San Mateo, kien advised ur: é past 10 years only two bodies of victims whose drownings occurred in the San Francisco Bay have been found along the San Mateo coastline. Both of these bodies were located in the Sharp Park area. AT SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA L peuropoaernced U. S. Coast Guard, in charge of lag. the San F © Fort, advised that his complement recov two to four bodies per month in the immediate Bay area. ois advised that bodies frequently move considerable distance because of the undercurrents existent in San Francisco Bay. The following inquiries were made by sia bat. AT SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA oroner of Marin county, ie be. advised that up until three or four years ago the es 0 ividuals drowned in the San Francisco Bay an washed up on the beaches of Angel Island with regularity; - however, during the past three or four years, evidently due to a change in the tides and currents of the Bay water, there have been no bodies washed ashore at Angel Island. Most of the victims who drown in San Francisco Bay are recovered along the Sausalito and Tiburon shores. He said this 1s the case only” where the bodies are not carried out under the Golden Gate Bridge by the outgoing tide. was The following inquiries were made by my SP -16- 494