Officials ID 2 Men Found in Surf Off Imperial Beach

Officials have released the identities of both men found dead Saturday in the ocean off Imperial Beach, north of the U.S.-Mexico barrier.

The men have been identified as Jose Angel Bobadilla, 49, and Oscar Javier Andrade Aguirre, 34, according to the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agents spotted the bodies of the men while on patrol along the shore near Border Field State Park.

No cause of death has been determined.

Agents say they noticed one of the men in the water approximately 300 yards north of the border.

Agent Eduardo Olmos, of U.S. Border Patrol San Diego Sector said the agents searched the water for other potential victims but found none.

No further information was available.

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