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Cops searching for 18-year-old swimmer who went missing off the Rockaways

Cops were searching for an 18-year-old male who went missing while swimming off the Rockaways in Queens on Tuesday night.

Police responded to a call of two distressed swimmers off the shoreline near Beach 61st Street and Boardwalk at around 8 p.m.

A 14-year-old male was recovered from the water and transferred to St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in stable condition.

Another swimmer, who is 18-years-old, was not located on Tuesday night.

A source said that the rescue effort for the older teen would “continue at first light” on Wednesday.