At the pier, visitors can fish, feel the coastal breeze, breathe in the sultry smell of the ocean, and watch the sunset. Once the sun goes down, the Hermosa Beach Pier is home to nightlife ...

Lifeguards found the deceased woman on the sand near Hermosa Beach Pier shortly after 10 a.m., about 2,000 feet south of where she was last seen. The body was positively identified by next of kin ...