Body of teen who went missing after going for a swim with his girlfriend off of Long Island is found
- Jovani White, 19, and his girlfriend went for a swim at the Smith Point Beach after lifeguards left work for the day
- White was with other friends at the beach when the group lost sight of him in the water and called for help
- The Coast Guard and local police set out a search late Sunday to early Monday
- White's body was discovered washed ashore Monday morning
- The drowning was the first of its kind to occur in the area this year, police say
- Signs were set up at Smith Point Beach following the deadly incident, warning visitors of dangerous rip tides
The body of a Queens teen who disappeared Sunday during an evening swim has been recovered.
Jovani White, 19, and his girlfriend reportedly arrived to the Smith Point Beach when lifeguards were off duty. White was with other friends at the beach when the group lost sight of him in the water and called for help.
Officials at the Suffolk County Parks say the swimmer was caught into heavy rip tides and vanished sometime before 7 pm.
The Coast Guard and Suffolk County Police set out a search several miles on the coastline through the evening and into early Monday.
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Jovani White, 19, went missing when he was swimming at Smith Point Beach in Long Island - this news report aired before the body had been found
Officials and police searched late Sunday and early Monday
Officials say the drowning incident is the first of its kind to occur in the area this year
White's girlfriend, who has not been identified, was rescued from the ocean.
Following the deadly accident, signs were posted at the beach warning visitors of hazardous rip currents.
Officials say the drowning incident is the first of its kind to occur in the area as of this year.
Also on Sunday, police searched the Jersey Shore for 24-year-old Zuzana Oravcova, who was said to be skinny dipping with her boyfriend when she went missing around 2:30 am.
Oravcova's boyfriend, Thomas Kadlec, 23, immediately contacted authorities at the scene.
Signs were posted up at the beach after the deadly accident
Rip currents were said to be heavy
Oravcova, a student who worked at a boardwalk in the area, has been found, and the search suspended.
In another mysterious case last month, a young man was discovered floating in the Conservancy Pond at Central Park. The incident came just weeks after two corpses were found in the park in two different areas of the water.
One of the men was naked and the other wearing only pants.
An investigation has been underway since, while officials say there are no clear signs of a homicide or trauma to the men.
'There's no signs of criminality as of now to make this anything other than coincidence,' the New York Police Department's chief of detectives, Robert K. Boyce said in a statement. 'But it is unusual for the park.'
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Lifeguards were notified of the incident after they left work for the day
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