Search for a missing swimmer

Lifeguards search for missing swimmer Marlon Fajardo, 21, near the Knob Hill lifeguard station in Redondo Beach. Fajardo’s body was later recovered. (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

Sept. 6, 2014 7:13 PM PT

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The body of 21-year-old Marlon Fajardo of Lawndale was recovered off Redondo Beach on Saturday, authorities said. He had disappeared about 4 a.m. while wading in chest-deep water. Family and friends said he was a weak swimmer.

Capree Arterberry, left, and her boyfriend (who declined to be identified) react after lifeguards confirmed that a body believed to be that of Marlon Fajardo was found off Redondo Beach. (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

As lifeguards and others form a chain in their search for Marlon Fajardo, his grandmother, Louise Bernardez, paces along the shoreline. (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

Lifeguards search for Marlon Fajardo. It was unclear why he was in the water or if alcohol was involved, authorities said. (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

Friends and family of Marlon Fajardo, including his grandmother, Louise Bernardez, right, react after lifeguards confirmed that his body had been found. (Patrick T. Fallon/ For The Times)

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