Search crews recover body believed to be Queens woman swept out by current

Tuesday, August 14, 2018
BREEZY POINT, Queens (WABC) -- The NYPD Scuba unit recovered the body believed to be the woman was swept away by a wave on Sunday in Queens.

Multiple agencies and crews looked for the missing swimmer after she disappeared in the waters off of Bayswater Point State Park.
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Police believe the woman's husband was swimming while his 35-year-old wife was walking by the water. He told authorities a wave during high tide picked her up and carried her away.

The man said the incident happened at Jamaica Bay and Breezy Point - far from the search effort in Bayswater.

NYPD search teams recovered a body in the vicinity of Beach 108th Street and Jamaica Bay on Tuesday morning.
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The identity of the deceased is pending proper family notification.

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