Police say a 17-year-old drowned in the ocean off a Brevard County beach.

INDIALANTIC, Florida. A teenage boy drowned in the ocean off the Brevard County beach on Sunday, according to the Indiananta Police Department.

Police said on Facebook they were looking for a 17-year-old boy who disappeared into the ocean near the West Crest boardwalk.

The Indian Police later released a message stating: “The subject has been located and unfortunately he has been declared deceased.”

Police said the Indian Fire Department, a helicopter from the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office, Brevard County Lifeguards and air assets from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission assisted in the search.

No other information was provided.

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