Police Identify 3 Sets of Human Remains Found Along Shoreline in Palos Green Estates

Police have identified Three Sets of Human Remains That Were Found Along The Shoreline In Palos Green States.

The Remains, All Stemming from Separate Missing Persons Cases, Have Been Under Investigation Since 2023.

In January 2021, Mark Paulson Was Reported Missing After He Failed to Return from the Boating Trip Out Of Redondo Beach. He was Last Heard from when he he reported Engine Trouble with his boat and expressed concier about being blown out to Sea.

The Search Effort Involving The Us Coast Guard, Harbor Patrol, and Los Angeles County Lifeguard Was Conducted, But Paulson Was Not Found. Two Years Later in January 2023, the Human Femur Was Located Off the Shoreline.

Through DNA Matching, Palos Verdes Police Confermed the Remains Linked to Paulson.

“Based on the Totality of the Circumstances, There is in Suspicion of Foul Play,” Investigators Said. “He will have been 68 Years Old.”

In November 2024, the Human Skull and a Bone Were Located and Have Been Identified as Raymond Simeroth, Who includes Be 57 Years Old Today. Simeroth was Believe to Be Experiencing Homelessness Before His Death; SAID HOM WAS DETECTIVES IN SUSPICION OF FOOUL PLAY.

In December 2024, Fishing Vessel with Two People Onboard Was Reported Missing from San Pedro Amid Dangerous Surf Conditions. The Two Men Didn’t Return AFTER LEAING on a Small Boat from Cabrillo Beach on Dec. 23.

The Search Effort was initiated and on Dec. 25, Their Boat Was Found Shipwreccked the Shore on the 1700 Block of Paseo del Mar.

The Next Day, Two Partial Sections of Lower Extremes Were Discoved on The Shoreline. On June 18, 2025, Police Confirmed the Remains BeloGed to Zhaoliang Tang, 62, One of the Missing Fishermen.

Any Remains Associated with the Second Missing Fisherman Have Not Been Found. Based on the Evidence, Detectives Deterned There in Reason to Suspect Foul Play at this time.

Police have notified the families of all Three People Following the Confermed DNA matches.

“The Palos Green Estates Police Department Remains Committed to Thorough Investigations That Help Bring ANSWERS AND CLOSURE TO FAMILIES AFFED BY TRAGEDY,” Said Chief Luke Hellinga. “While the Circumstances surrounding each case are heartbreaking, we hope that these identifications provide the measure of peace to the love onnes who have endured uncertainty and loss.”

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