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THE BODY OF former World Wrestling Entertainment star Shad Gaspard, who was last seen swimming off Los Angeles’ Venice Beach, was found along the shore today, authorities said.
Lifeguards had told police that Gaspard, 39, was swept out by a rip current at the weekend, when rescue workers were able to pull his 10-year-old son from the water.
“When last seen by the lifeguard, a wave had crashed over Mr. Shad Gaspard and he was swept out to sea,” police said in a statement on Monday.
A search by lifeguards and divers for Gaspard proved fruitless and he had been listed as a missing person by the Los Angeles Police Department yesterday.
His body was recovered near Venice Pier around 2am local time today and identified by the coroner’s office.
Gaspard starred in the crowd-pleasing WWE, making up half of the tag team Cryme Time with his partner JTG.
He retired from pro wrestling in 2010 and had pursued an entertainment career with roles in television and films.
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Man I remember him from his WWE days. Supposedly a really good guy in person and also made sure rescuers got to his son first. A truly horrible story. May he rest in peace.
Shocking. RIP man
The tagteam had a nice run for a pretty much comedic act.
I’m happy that he managed to pull his son out of the water which makes this sad loss not completely vain.
My thoughts to his family.
@8-Bit-Relic: I heard on a podcast today that he told the life guards to save his son first then him. Poor guy, tough aul break
Rip
RIP, awful tragedy and horrible to lose your dad so young.
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