UPDATE: AUGUST 25, 2012

A body was recovered from waters off of a Rancho Palos Verdes beach this morning, near where a woman reportedly went missing last week.

Sheriff’s find body off Rancho Palos Verdes beach

UPDATE: AUGUST 15, 2012

Missing Snorkeler is now a homicide investigation.

Thank you Max Bottomtime for pointing this article out…

By Larry Altman Staff Writer dailybreeze.com
Posted: 08/13/2012 06:53:32 AM PDT
August 13, 2012 1:59 PM GMT Updated: 08/13/2012 06:59:32 AM PDT

A dive team is searching waters off Rancho Palos Verdes for a woman who disappeared while snorkeling, deputies said today.

The divers resumed their search about 6 a.m. for the Marina del Rey woman who went missing Sunday near the Terranea Resort on Palos Verdes Drive South, deputies said.

Sheriff’s Department and lifeguard divers searched Sunday from 6:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. for the woman, who had snorkeled Saturday and failed to return home.

Her husband went looking for her, found her car parked near a public access area next to the resort and located her bag on the beach, deputies said.

The woman is about 50 years old.

The original article can be found here.

I have been back in the United States for two weeks, still recovering from my epic trip to Albania.

I am doing a final write up on my trip, but in the mean time, for those who are curious about my vacation, you can watch the video on my new YouTube Channel.

I arrived a half hour late from our usual meeting time of 8 AM; I had to find my core warmer – something I did not bring to Albania with me.

Of course, it was on my balcony, right where I left it a month ago.

Jordon and two newer regulars, Bob and Dennis, showed up – that is it.

No Reverend Al, no Nice Bob, no Chipper, no SCJoe… since Airforce Chris left, attendance has been down, knowing that there will be a shortage of beer.

All four of us entered off the Point.

The first thing I thought was, “Holy crap, I forgot how cold the water is here!”

Logged SCUBA Dive #420

Dove with Jordan, Bob and Dennis
Terranea Resort
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA USA

In With: 2800 psi
Out With: 500 psi
Max depth: 60 feet
Waves: Pretty flat with an occasional roller
Visibility: Up to 15 feet
Water Temperature: 56 degrees
Air Temperature: 72 degrees
Total Bottom Time: 40 minutes or so

We surface swam out and then descended “around where the pinnacle probably is.”

All over the place are these weird, transparent centipede like things.

I don’t know the name, but I have never seen them so abundant.

At 2000 psi, we headed to the cove.

Is this an albino nudibrach?

The plan was to stay deeper going back than usual; which made a more interesting dive than normal.

The problem was, I ran low on air around the half way mark and had to surface swim back.

I couldn’t take my fins off soon enough, and I ended up washing up on the rocky beach still trying to take the first one off.

I am getting worse at exits.

Professional Debriefer Paul brought some shish kabobs and potato chips.

It was a very small group today, but the diving was nice… and cold.