"Top Gun" director Tony Scott, best, died in what is being called a suicide, by jumping off of the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro, California.
Scott, 68, jumped from the bridge at about 12:30 p.m., Bale said. The bridge spans the Los Angeles Harbor, connecting San Pedro and Terminal Island.
A passerby who saw Scott jump from the bridge called 911, according to a statement released by the coroner's office late Sunday.
"The L.A. Port Police recovered the body from the water," the statement said.
"There's nothing to indicate it is anything else at this time," said Lt. Joe Bale of the coroner's office.
The coroner's office declined to comment or confirm a Los Angeles Times report that authorities found contact information in Scott's car parked on the bridge, and later found a suicide note in his office.
Tony Scott became a household name in 1986 as director of the mega-hit "Top Gun," starring Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis. He followed that up with the Eddie Murphy action movie, "Beverly Hills Cop II" in 1987.
Scott cemented his reputation for big-budget action films with 1990's "Revenge" starring Kevin Costner and "Days of Thunder" with Tom Cruise. In 1998, he directed "Enemy of the State" with Will Smith and Gene Hackman.
Friends of Scott took to Twitter to share their thoughts and condolences.
"Tony Scott as a friend and a mentor was irreplaceable. Tone, wherever you are, I love you man. RIP," director and producer Joe Carnahan said on Twitter.
"Tony always sent personal, handwritten notes & always drew a cartoon caricature of himself, smoking a cigar, with his hat colored in red," Carnahan said in a post.
Director Ron Howard said simply, via Twitter: "Tragic day."
Scott directed his last film, the train thriller "Unstoppable" starring Denzel Washington, in 2010.
Among his last projects was serving as an executive producer on the TV miniseries, "Coma," which is due to air this year.
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