US (Washington Insider Magazine) – The fifteen-year-old who was washed away by the waves of Coney Island was found by the authorities after he disappeared on Thursday along with his brother who could be rescued.
New York authorities recovered the body of a 15-year-old boy who had disappeared Saturday night on the Coney Island beach in Brooklyn, not far from the place where his disappearance was reported, police sources said.
The body of the missing teen, who washed up on Coney Island Thursday, was found around 9:19 p.m. Saturday floating near W. 22nd Street, near where he disappeared, the sources said. police.
Also, Justin Brannan, city councilman, announced that the young man was found on his Twitter account on Saturday night, The Daily News reported.
“While his grief will not end, I hope this brings the family a modicum of closure. Please keep your prayers with them tonight,” Brannan wrote.
The boy was swimming with his brother near W, 22nd Street and Surf Avenue at 12:38 noon Thursday when they were washed away by waves, officials said.
The bathers quickly pulled one of the brothers out of the sea, but after almost three hours of searching, the police and firefighters called off the search for the minor.
The brothers, who lived in a shelter in the Bronx, moved to Coney Island to visit friends and to swim, Councilman Ari Kagan explained.
Kagan said the teen’s death could have been prevented if there were more lifeguards on duty.
On the other hand, a 19-year-old boy drowned in Jacob Riis Park in the Rockaways when waves submerged him around 7:40 p.m.
As members of the NYPD Harbor Unit searched for the man, he washed up on shore.
EMS took the Brooklyn resident to Coney Island Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
This article is originally published on eldiariony.com
