The man who died while snorkeling in La Jolla Monday has been identified.
Paul Rooney, 49, was visiting from New York with his family, according to the San Diego Police Department (SDPD).
On Monday evening around 6 p.m., Rooney developed medical distress while he was in the water just east of La Jolla Cove. A kayaker helped lifeguards take him to shore where they began CPR.
Rooney was trasported to Scripps Memorial Hospital where he later died.
The cause of death was determined to be drowning.
