16-year-old Tybee Island drowning victim from Atlanta
Tybee Island
TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. - The Chatham County Police Department's dive team has recovered the body of a missing teenager who disappeared late Friday morning while swimming.
According to the Tybee Island Police Department, officers responded to the "Back River" area around 11 a.m. after receiving reports of a group of swimmers in distress.
Witnesses told the officers that a family noticed their two 16-year-olds were struggling in the water. Other people on the beach helped a family remember to rescue one of the teens, but the other was last seen disappearing beneath the waves.
Tybee Island police and lifeguards asked the United States Coast Guard, Chatham County Marine Patrol, and the Marine Rescue Squadron to help with the search.
"The hearts of the Tybee Island Police Department, and the entire City of Tybee remain with the family during this difficult time," the department wrote on Facebook.
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources identified the 16-year-old on Saturday as Laquvis McCray from Atlanta.
They said that Georgia game wardens were notified around 11:45 a.m. July 5 that 3 individuals had gone underwater and 2 of the individuals were pulled to safety.
The body was recovered around 3:30 p.m.