A search for a missing teen swimmer in Surfside Beach on Friday has transitioned to recovery efforts, according to the Surfside Beach Police Department.
Texas EquuSearch has been called to Surfside Beach to continue an hours-long search for a teen swimmer. Surfside Beach: Search for missing swimmer Police Chief Philip Hester says his department was called at around 1:30 p.m. Friday to a 16-year-old swimmer in distress.
The body of a 16-year-old swimmer has been recovered two days after he went missing in the water at Surfside Beach, officials say. According to Surfside Beach police, the boy’s body was recovered around 2 p.m. Sunday with the assistance of the Coast Guard.