Officials are conducting a recovery operation for a missing 15-year-old boy who was last seen swimming in the ocean at Jacksonville Beach on Saturday afternoon. The teen was reportedly caught in a rip current and despite extensive search efforts by various agencies, authorities believe he likely did not survive.
Dozens of crime survivors heading to Washington D.C. for marchGet ready to travel this fall with these Insider Deals– Officials have moved to search and recovery for a missing 15-year-old boy at Jacksonville Beach who was last seen in the ocean on Saturday.
Jacksonville Beach Ocean Rescue, the Jacksonville Beach Police Department, the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Air Unit, the JSO Marine Unit and the U.S. Coast Guard have been on the scene searching for him. Officials said that at about 4:45 p.m. on Saturday, an Ocean Rescue Lifeguard was alerted by a beachgoer about a swimmer in distress, approximately one to two blocks north of the lifeguard tower.
Ocean Rescue said it searched the swimmer’s last known location and confirmed he was missing after being caught in a rip current. The search transitioned to recovery operations Saturday evening, meaning authorities believe the teen could not have survived this long in the water. Search efforts continued through the night.
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