Former WWE super star Shad Gaspard dead at 39

Former World Wrestling Entertainment star Shad Gaspard was found dead Wednesday on a Los Angeles beach after going missing in a swimming accident over the weekend, authorities said. He was 39.

The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s office confirmed to Deadline that a body discovered along the shoreline near the Venice Pier early Wednesday morning is Gaspard.

Gaspard was last seen on Sunday at approximately 3:40 p.m. while swimming with his 10-year-old son, Aryeh, at Venice Beach, when a lifeguard noticed that “a wave had crashed over Mr. Shad Gaspard and he was swept out to sea,” according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The lifeguard then attempted to rescue both Gaspard and his son, but the former WWE star was adamant that his son take priority.