An Oakland firefighter-paramedic died early Thursday during a predawn swim off the coast of Pacific Beach. The man got separated from friends in the ocean near Crystal Pier about 2 a.m., according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. Several hours later, as lifeguards were searching the surf and swells with help from personnel aboard a Coast Guard helicopter, the missing man's body washed ashore on the north side of the pier, SDFRD Lt. Rick Romero told OnSceneTV. The man -- later identified by the Oakland Fire Department as 25-year-old Caeden Laffan -- was pronounced dead at the scene. MORE: https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/drowning-pacific-beach/509-29eb278f-8e11-4edb-9fa6-eff02b947e70