Body found in Bay near San Francisco waterfront identified

By Adam Martin, Bay City News Service

February 18, 2006

SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) - A man whose body was found in the bay near San Francisco's Pier 28 last week has been identified as Oscar Hernandez, 42.

Hernandez is thought to have lived in San Francisco, according to Alan Pringle, chief investigator with the San Francisco medical examiner's office. The victim's exact address, however, could not be confirmed.

The medical examiner's office has not been able to identify any family members.

Pringle said that, though an official cause of death has not been determined, the case would probably not be going to the San Francisco Police Department's homicide division.

Hernandez's body was found on Feb. 8, according to the medical examiner's office.

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