Months after Conner Lees – a 29-year-old surfer and LAFD firefighter – went missing while free-diving, his body has been found off Long Beach.

He adjusts his mask, swallows a big breath of air and then dives into the sea. And he won’t come back up for several minutes. Néry is a former world champion in the sport of freediving ...

"On March 26, 2025, the Long Beach Police Department recovered the body of Firefighter Connor J. Lees from the waters off Long Beach," said an Instagram post shared by LAFD. Lees ...

Free diving involves holding one’s breath for as ... (GoFundMe) Search and rescue operations for Connor Lees, lost at sea during a free dive off Long Beach on Dec. 5, 2024.