Body of missing Rehoboth Beach swimmer, 31, washes ashore in Delaware: report

The physique of 31-year-old man who went lacking whereas swimming off Rehoboth Seaside, Delaware, on Sunday has been discovered following a large search.

Richard A. Boateng, of Savage, Maryland, was final seen within the ocean surf off the seashore space of Rehoboth Avenue round 5:45 p.m. Sunday, the Rehoboth Seaside Police Division stated.

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Boateng’s physique was discovered Monday morning on North Shores seashore, a small group simply north of Rehoboth, Rehoboth Seaside Hearth Firm Chief Chuck Snyder instructed Delaware On-line.

After a number of 911 calls on Sunday, a multiagency search and rescue effort launched to seek out Boateng.

Members of the Rehoboth Seaside Patrol, Rehoboth Seaside Volunteer Hearth Division, U.S. Coast Guard, Delaware State Police and the state’s Division of Fish and Wildlife all joined the search.

A witness instructed WGMD that he noticed any person elevate his hand out of the ocean and realized the swimmer wanted assist.

“Then I began shouting ‘Assist! We’d like a lifeguard.’ We had been shouting, shouting, shouting and eventually once I turned to this facet. I can’t see him. He simply lifted his hand and he drowned,” the witness stated.

Officers had warned of rip currents all through the vacation weekend.

Fox Information Digital reached out to the Rehoboth Police Division however didn’t instantly hear again.