(BBrusch)ATLANTIC CITY - A search is underway off the coast of Atlantic City for a swimmer who was reported missing near an unguarded beach Friday night.Authorities received a call just before 7 p.m.
for a swimmer in distress near Victoria Avenue and the beach. The Coast Guard was off-duty at the time of the call.RELATED: Delaware County man, 77, dies after pulled from ocean in Atlantic CityResponding officers from Ventnor City Police say a swimmer was spotted just south of the reported location.
Officials say search efforts are now recovery efforts for the swimmer, who is believed to be around 18-years-old.U.S. Coast Guard marine unit and a chopper are assisting in the mission to locate the swimmer.Advertisement___For the latest local.