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Coast Guard calls off search for missing swimmer in Delaware River
The Coast Guard suspended its search for 31-year-old Carlos Gil-Reyes, who went missing in the Delaware River after he and a friend jumped off a boat around midnight Friday.
PHILADELPHIA - Authorities say they have recovered the body of a beloved Philadelphia barber who went missing while swimming in the Delaware River at night late last week.
The backstory:
Carlos Gil-Reyes was reported missing early Friday morning after he had been out boating on the Delaware River with friends and swimming near Hawks Island in Delanco Township, New Jersey.
Search crews spent hours Friday searching for Gil-Reyes after friends say he was swimming in the water near where the group had tied three boats together when he began to struggle.
Friends say he was able to share a final message to those who were with him.
"The last words he told my friend were, ‘I can’t anymore. I love you,’" a friend at the scene of the search told FOX 29 on Friday morning.
What's New:
Just before 1 p.m. Monday, New Jersey State Police responded to reports of a deceased male who washed ashore in Palmyra Township, Burlington County.
Officials say the male matched the description of 31-year-old Carlos Gil-Reyes.
The Source: This article contains information gathered from previous FOX 29 reporting on the incident, as well as information from New Jersey State Police.