LIVE OAK — The Santa Cruz County Coroner’s Office has identified the man discovered deceased this week in the water off Moran Lake Beach.
Emergency responders recovered the body of 45-year-old Hans Materne, of Atlanta around 4:30 p.m., Wednesday. Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Ashley Keehn said that investigators believe Materne had entered the water to swim near where he was spotted in the water.
While Materne’s cause and manner of death remained undetermined Friday, pending toxicology testing, no foul play is suspected in his death, Keehn said.