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Body of Shad Gaspard Confirmed Recovered Near Where Ex-WWE Star Went Missing While Swimming

Shad Gaspard was believed to have got caught up in strong rip currents off the coast of Venice Beach.

A body recovered on Los Angeles’ Venice Beach early Wednesday was confirmed to be that of professional wrestling star Shad Gaspard, who went missing while swimming Sunday, Tina Patel of CBS News’ local affiliate reports. Gaspard—who is best known for being part of the WWE tag team duo Cryme Tyme in the late 2000s—was believed to have been caught up in strong rip currents off the coast. A 10-year-old boy, who was reported to be Gaspard’s son, was rescued by lifeguards and is safe. The Los Angeles Fire Department’s lifeguards confirmed to KCAL that the man found was Gaspard. On Monday, Gaspard’s wife, Siliana, posted two photos of him on Instagram and said he’d been missing since Sunday at the beach.