Physique of swimmer who went lacking in Ocean City recovered in Sea Isle City

The physique of a 20-year-old man who went lacking whereas boogie boarding in Ocean City final month has been recovered in Sea Isle City, authorities stated Tuesday.

The man’s stays have been discovered Friday within the space of 72nd Street and brought to the health worker, who confirmed his identification as the person who was reported lacking on May 18. The household has been notified. The man’s identify has not been launched.

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Sea Isle is 2 shore cities south of Ocean City.

The swimmer was final seen with a good friend within the water off the tenth Street Beach in Ocean City. The Ocean City Fire Department, Ocean City Beach Patrol and Ocean City Police Department labored with the U.S. Coast Guard for a number of days to find the swimmer earlier than the search transitioned right into a restoration.

The two males had been boogie boarding in tough circumstances about 200 yards offshore when the U.S. Coast Guard started the preliminary rescue. One of them was recovered and informed rescuers that the 20-year-old man had been knocked off his board after getting hit by a wave and didn’t resurface.

No lifeguards have been on obligation on the time. Regular seashore patrol protection doesn’t start till Memorial Day weekend in Ocean City.

The swimmer’s father told CBS3 that his son was an Exton native and scholar at Hofstra University in New York. He was visiting Ocean City with pals from highschool on the day he went lacking.