Overview
- Ocean City Police confirmed that the body of the 20-year-old missing swimmer was recovered in Sea Isle City near 72nd Street on June 19, ending the search.
- The U.S. Coast Guard began searching after the man went under while boogie boarding near the Ocean City boardwalk on May 18 and did not resurface.
- Authorities shifted the effort from an active missing-person search to a recovery operation several days after the May 18 incident.
- The recovered remains were taken to the medical examiner, who confirmed the man’s identity and whose family has been notified.
- Officials noted that no lifeguards were on duty when the swimmer disappeared and they renewed warnings that people should enter the water only when lifeguards are present.