Dive crews Monday found the body of an 18-year-old who went missing while swimming in a pond at Mixville Park in Cheshire over the weekend.
Dive crews searching for a missing teen in a pond at Mixville Park in Cheshire located his body Monday afternoon, according to police.
Police and firefighters responded to the park around 4:15 p.m. Sunday after the 18-year-old was reported missing.
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WATCH HEREThe teen was visiting family from Ecuador and was not a strong swimmer according to police. He was in the water with a friend and when the friend came to shore he noticed the teen was not with him, police said.
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SIGN UP Divers were called in to search below the surface of the water.
They resumed the search Monday morning.
Late Monday afternoon, divers found the teen's body in an area of the pond where they had been focusing their efforts, according to Police Chief Neil Dryfe.
