A swimmer who was first reported missing Sunday night has still not been found, the Jacksonville Beach Police Department said Monday afternoon.
The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office and the Coast Guard are now assisting in the search for 19-year-old Curtis A. Newkirk Jr., JBPD said.SJSO and the Coast Guard used its boats and aircraft in the search. JBPD said surrounding counties have been alerted about the continued search for Newkirk.
Action News Jax told you Sunday night when Jacksonville Beach authorities initiated a recovery operation after Newkirk was reported missing in the waters off Jacksonville Beach.The Jacksonville Beach Police Department and Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department have shifted their efforts from a search operation to recovery as they continue their endeavors to locate Newkirk.
Newkirk is described as standing 6′01″ tall and weighing approximately 192 lbs., with black hair and brown eyes. He was described wearing blue Nautica swim trunks featuring a red and yellow design.Action News Jax spoke with Bridgette Taggart, who was a witness of the search on Sunday. Taggart saw the moments lifeguards jumped into the water to search and officers asking questions trying to get information.
Taggart told Action News Jax the group was saying how they were in the water for a bit and stepped off a sandbar, but it wasn’t until after that they realized Newkirk was missing.“The rip current had taken them rather far to the right, and by the time they got out of the water, they thought he was already out. they made their way back to the towels and realized he wasn’t there,” she said.
Authorities are urging anyone who may have information about the incident or may have seen Newkirk at the time of his disappearance to come forward.
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