GALVESTON, Texas — The U.S. Coast Guard found a body matching the description of a 16-year-old swimmer who was reported missing over the weekend in Galveston, the Galveston Island Beach Patrol confirmed.
Reports came in about the missing boy at about 9:34 p.m. Saturday near 4400 Seawall Boulevard. They said he was swimming offshore when he disappeared.
Search efforts lasted well into Sunday morning until a body was spotted by a lifeguard at about 11 a.m. in waters near 47th Street, just three blocks away from where the boy was last seen.
Officials are awaiting identity confirmation from the medical examiner's office.
"Our hearts go out to the family and friends dealing with this heartbreaking loss," said Lt. Cmdr. Caren Damon, Sector Houston-Galveston search and rescue mission coordinator.
Both air and boat crews participated in the search. Those efforts have since ended.
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