Body Found At Beach Where Shad Gaspard Went Missing

***POST UPDATED***

It’s news we expected, but it’s still heartbreaking to hear that a body has washed up on Venice beach where former WWE star Shad Gaspard went missing earlier this week after being caught in a riptide.

Divers and lifeguards have spent countless hours trying to locate Shad, and abc7 is now reporting that a body has been located.

In an update, investigators are now reportedly saying that the person found matches the description of Shad Gaspard.

#BreakingNews Investigators say a body, matching the description of the missing father, former WWE wrestling star Shad Gaspard, has washed ashore in Venice. He was swept away by a rip current while swimming with his 10 yr old son. Son was rescued by lifeguards. @NBCLA pic.twitter.com/JR2MpZzHah

— Daniella Guzman (@DaniellaNBCLA) May 20, 2020

We must stress that no formal identification has taken place, so we cannot confirm whether the body is Shad Gaspard at this time.

The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to the area near Lifeguard Tower 26 at Venice Beach early on Wednesday morning after being contacted by LAPD.

Gaspard’s son was also in the water when his father was swept away, but was thankfully rescued by lifeguards and he did not require hospital treatment.

We will update this story as soon as a formal identification has taken place.

Thanks to TWMWrestling for sending us this update.