An investigation is underway after a man’s body washed ashore and was recovered by lifeguards near the Ocean Beach Pier Wednesday afternoon, San Diego Fire-Rescue Department officials said.

A man's body was found in Ocean Beach Wednesday afternoon, hours after a surfer told police he had spotted remains in the water.

San Diego lifeguards in Ocean Beach were called out for the second time on Wednesday about a body in the surf. Their efforts in the afternoon were successful in recovering a body near where Cape May Avenue intersects with Abbott,

San Diego lifeguards responded to the Ocean Beach area Wednesday morning after a surfer reported seeing a body in the water, city officials said.