Abandoned 35-foot boat washes ashore Los Angeles beach

An abandoned sailboat washed ashore in Playa del Rey.

LOS ANGELES - An investigation is underway after a 35-foot boat washed ashore a Los Angeles beach over the weekend.

The abandoned boat was discovered by Los Angeles County lifeguards around 1:50 a.m. Saturday at Dockweiler Beach in LA's Playa del Rey neighborhood.

According to officials, the vessel matched the description of a boat that was anchored and abandoned outside the surfline days beforehand.

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Authorities are investigating after a 35-foot boat washed ashore Dockweiler Beach over the weekend. / LA County Lifeguards

Right now authorities are working to locate the owner and coordinate removing the boat.

People are advised to avoid the area until the boat is removed.