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UPDATE: Spring Lake Police Locate Body of Missing 15-Year-Old Swimmer

Spring Lake

Spring Lake Police Department has located the body of the missing swimmer Josiah Jeremiah Robison.

Officials say Robinson was swimming with his sister and got caught in a rip current between Brighton and Newark avenues.

According to Spring Lake Police, the two siblings appeared to be in distress in the water around 2:45 p.m.

Lifeguards were on duty and were able to safely bring Robison's sister to shore, but he never surfaced according to police officials.

More than 80 lifeguards went searching in the hours after he went missing.

Police officials released the following statement: ”Our heartfelt condolences go out to Josiah's family & friends. Our department and community as a whole offer our deepest sympathies”.

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