Update: Coroner IDs Woman Found Dead on Sand in Newport Beach

A 20-year-old Bellflower woman was identified today as the woman whose body was found in the sand in Newport Beach early Monday, authorities reported.

The body of Tina Hoang was found unconscious by passersby at about 6 a.m. near Tower 71 in the area of Highland Street and West Oceanfront, according to Newport Beach police spokeswoman Kathy Lowe.

Police are investigating Hoang's death as “suspicious,” Lowe said, pending autopsy and toxicology results. Lowe declined to comment on whether any obvious signs of trauma were discovered on Hoang's body.

Hoang's attorney, David Nisson, said his client gave birth in January and was facing multiple charges of prostitution. Hoang was scheduled to be in court Friday in Van Nuys.

Hoang was facing a misdemeanor count of loitering to commit prostitution in Anaheim. She was due in court on that charge March 28 at the North Justice Center in Fullerton.

Nisson was representing Hoang in 10 cases, including six that were open and the others probation violations, he said.

Hoang was arrested Feb. 24 and was released Feb. 27 when she posted bond, according to jail records.

The Newport Beach Police Department is asking anyone who may have more information about Hoang's death or who may have seen her in the hours leading up to her death to call Det. Garrett Fitzgerald at 949-644-3797 or the Police Department’s Hotline at 1-(800)-550-NBPD. Messages may be left anonymously.

-City News Service contributed to this report.