A younger man final seen swimming off of the jap finish of Rockaway Seashore in Far Rockaway, Queens, has been lacking since early Friday night.
Police responded to a 911 name at 6:13 p.m. for a 22-year-old man final seen within the water close to Seashore twentieth St. and Seagirt Blvd.
The preliminary seek for the swimmer included the NYPD Harbor Unit, Emergency Service Unit, Scuba Unit and Aviation Unit.
As of Saturday morning, two scuba groups have been actively looking for the person.
The swimmer disappeared as thunderstorms have been hitting the New York Metropolis space all through the afternoon and into the night.
Gothamist reported that the person is initially from the African nation of Niger and that day had taken solely his second break day from work in two years. Police haven’t but confirmed his id.
The investigation stays ongoing.
Rockaway Seashore is understood to have a treacherous undertow, incomes the fame as town’s “deadliest beach.”
5 days earlier and 4 miles west of the place the swimmer went lacking Friday night, on July 20, a person’s physique was discovered floating off of Rockaway Seashore close to Seashore 97th St. and Shore Entrance Parkway.
Police consider he’s probably a swimmer who disappeared within the waters there two weeks earlier. Nevertheless, the person’s face had decomposed, so his identification by town’s medical expert was pending.
As of Saturday night, a police spokesperson didn’t have info on whether or not the physique had been ID’d but.
Initially Revealed: July 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM EDT
