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Person found dead amid search for missing swimmer in Far Rockaway

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NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – A person was found dead on Sunday morning amid a search for a missing swimmer in Queens, police said.

The person was located on a beach, according to police. It's unclear exactly where the body was found.


Police said late Saturday that they were searching for a missing swimmer in Far Rockaway.

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Witnesses said they heard a man yelling for help in the waters off Beach 17th Street and the Rockaway Beach Boardwalk around 9:15 p.m., according to police.

The NYPD Harbor and FDNY Marine units were searching for the swimmer before the search was suspended at 10:30 p.m.

The search resumed at daylight Sunday.

Police are investigating whether the body is that of the missing swimmer.