Just before 7 p.m. Sunday, Jovani White's friends told lifeguards and park police that their friend swam out off the beach and didn't return.
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19-year-old White was said to be wearing a white and grey swimsuit.
Signs were posted on the beach warning of dangerous rip currents.

The Coast Guard and Suffolk County Police are assisting in the search.