Former WWE star Shad Gaspard is missing after he was pulled out to sea by a riptide and failed to re-emerge safely to the beach.
Gaspard, 39, was swimming with his 10-year-old son at Venice Beach, California, on Sunday when the incident occurred. The Mail report that Gaspard's son was rescued and was unharmed, but the ex-wrestler is yet to be found.
Lifeguard for the LA County Fire Department, Kenichi Haskett, told the Mail: "We had one of our lifeguards go out to make a double rescue of a father and a son. "The father unfortunately got pushed down by a wave as they were getting pulled out of the current.
The lifeguard rescued and grabbed the boy, the son, and tried to grab the father as well. "He ended up getting pushed down by a wave