Toxicology results pending in death

Authorities will use a toxicology report to help determine how a Santa Ana man died near Newport Beach earlier this week, officials said.

Johnny Sandoval, 20, was found floating dead Wednesday afternoon in the Santa Ana River, which serves as part of the border between Newport Beach and Huntington Beach.

Sandoval had been reported missing in Santa Ana since Sunday, police said.

Officials said that after the body was found, it appeared he could’ve been in the water for several days.

Police are still working to determine where Sandoval was since his disappearance and how he ended up in the river, coroner’s officials said Friday.

A toxicology report can take six to eight weeks to complete.

— Joseph Serna