The man who lifeguards say jumped off a dinner cruise boat has been identified as 28-year-old Sean Rae of La Jolla. He was a graduate student who attended San Diego State University. School officials confirm he was a student in the university's School of Business.
Rae and two others jumped off the vessel around midnight Saturday lifeguards said. His friends made it back to shore. Rae's body was recovered between Bahia Point and El Carmel Point just before 5 p.m. Sunday. He was found in about 15-feet of water, 100-yards offshore, according to lifeguard Lt. Nick Lerma.
According to Rae's LinkedIn profile, he was working on his MBA after graduating from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. The profile lists Rae's interests include surfing.
At 11:40 p.m. Saturday night, the man and two friends jumped off the Bahia Belle, a ferry boat that tours Mission Bay from the Bahia Resort. Officials said two men jumped off together and then a third.
"We were told that he did a flip into the water and landed in a belly flop fashion," said San Diego Lifeguard Lieutenant Nick Lerma. Lerma said the three had been drinking and were intoxicated.
