Missing swimmer, 17, found dead off Florida shore after drills with swim team [Video]

The body of a missing 17-year-old swimmer was recovered off the coast of Florida on Wednesday after the teen failed to return from drills with his team, authorities said.

The teen was identified as William Zhang, who was visiting from Quebec, Canada, with his swim team for a camp in Indian Shores, the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said. 

Zhang was doing drills with his teammates in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Indian Shores when he was reported missing around 9 a.m., the sheriff’s office said. 

Rick Ross, a witness on the beach, told FOX13 Tampa that an adult who remained on shore had become concerned that the group was swimming too far out and waved them back to shore.

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