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Swimmer's body recovered after rip current pulls man out to sea in Cocoa Beach, police say

COCOA BEACH, Fla. — Cocoa Beach police said the body of a man who was taken out to sea by rip currents Monday was recovered Tuesday afternoon.

The search started Monday after the 29-year-old Kissimmee man was reported missing around 2:15 p.m. near Minutemen Causeway and North Atlantic Avenue. It continued as a recovery effort at 5 a.m. Tuesday.

The man's family said he and his adult brother were swimming in the ocean when one of them was caught in a rip current and got carried away.

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They said his brother tried without success to reach him.

"His family members were around him, but he was by himself at the time that he went down," said beach vendor Janet Emma Hosmer. "He apparently went into the dip and never surfaced again."

Crews with the U.S. Coast Guard, Brevard County lifeguards, Brevard County Sheriff’s Office and Brevard County Fire Rescue all worked together to search for the missing swimmer.

“They brought one back and the other one is still missing. It’s just terrible,” said resident Randy Neilson.

Rescue crews searched until it was too dark to continue Monday evening.

The missing man's family remained in Cocoa Beach overnight.

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