DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. \u2013 Two drownings in less than 72 hours along Volusia County beaches prompted renewed safety warnings from officials after the body of a 17-year-old Orlando teen was recovered Saturday following a more than 12-hour search.<\/p>\n
The body believed to be that of Amareon Anthony, 17, was found near the Main Street Pier after he went missing Friday evening, according to the Volusia Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n
\u201cUnfortunately, this morning at 9 a.m., a 17-year-old male washed up on the beach. A drowning victim,\u201d Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said.<\/p>\n
Officials said Anthony entered the water around 7:30 p.m. Friday before being caught in a rip current. A search began immediately and continued overnight.<\/p>\n
Daytona Beach Safety units, including jet skis, assisted in the search along with the U.S. Coast Guard.<\/p>\n
Beach safety officials said a lifeguard saw Anthony and another swimmer struggling in the water before they disappeared.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe noticed two people struggling down here in the rip current. They found the female and they brought her and she was treated, transported to the hospital,\u201d said AJ Miller of Daytona Beach Safety.<\/p>\n
Officials said the female swimmer was rescued and transported to a hospital.<\/p>\n
Crews searched through the night Friday without success and resumed Saturday morning before recovering the teen\u2019s body.<\/p>\n
A beachgoer described the incident as devastating.<\/p>\n
\u201cHeartbreaking. A 17-year-old lost his life. It\u2019s terrible,\u201d the beachgoer said.<\/p>\n
The death marks the second drowning along Volusia County beaches this weekend.<\/p>\n