Crime & Safety
Pool Death Tragic
A Hermosa Beach Police detective calls the death of a 53-year-old woman incredibly sad.
Hermosa Beach Detective Mark Gaglia Tuesday characterized the death of Trina Marie Heard-Broughton, 53, of Long Beach as sad, saying, "She was a really nice lady."
Though the coroner's official report on the cause of death, which will include a toxicology report, is not completed yet, Gaglia said that foul play is not suspected.
Heard-Broughton was wearing street clothes when she was found in the pool of a friend's house in the 2100 block of Loma Drive around 8 a.m. on Saturday, July 14. Speculation is that she went outside in the early morning hours to smoke and tripped and fell into the pool when no one else was awake, said Gaglia.
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Hermosa paramedics were unable to revive her and she was pronounced dead at the scene.
Reportedly, Heard-Broughton was not an "avid swimmer," "had consumed alcoholic beverages the night before" she was found dead and "was in possession of several medications," according to a Hermosa Beach police statement issued days after her death.
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