Physique recovered close to Anna Maria Island believed to be lacking swimmer

UPDATE 1:20 P.M. 9/1 MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) – The Manatee County Sheriff stated a physique has been recovered from the water simply west of Anna Maria Island.

Details are nonetheless restricted; nonetheless, it’s believed to be the physique of the person who went lacking whereas swimming off Bean Point on Sunday, the sheriff stated.

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The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office stated a multi-agency search started round 7 p.m. Sunday after witnesses reported two males swimming about 100 yards offshore within the Gulf of Mexico.

According to authorities, bystanders rescued one of many males. The different was swept away by the tide.

The investigation stays ongoing as investigators stated they’re within the means of positively figuring out the person and notifying the subsequent of kin.

ABC7 was within the space Monday and spoke o residents in regards to the risks of the water off of Bean Point, the place the person allegedly went lacking. One man, Michael Straugh, who lives on AMI half time, tells ABC7 he observed the present getting stronger and now retains his kids away from that a part of the water.

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SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – The United States Coast Guard has confirmed the seek for a lacking swimmer on Anna Maria Island.

The Coast Guard tells ABC7 the swimmer went lacking round 7 PM on Sunday.

No different particulars had been in a position to be confirmed right now.

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