DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – A missing woman last seen jumping from a boat and swimming to land was found dead along the shore in Daytona Beach, according to a news release from the Port Orange Police Department.
The woman was first reported missing Sunday after she was seen jumping from a small boat in the Intracoastal Waterway, trying to swim toward a small island, according to police.
Volusia County Beach Patrol and Volusia County Air 1 responded to search for the woman but were unable to find her, police said.
According to investigators, the woman was later found dead along a Daytona Beach shore. Port Orange detectives and the Medical Examiner’s Office are working to determine her cause and manner of death.