Crews hunt for teen missing while swimming in Brazos River

Dozens of first responders on the hunt for a 16-year-old boy who disappeared Monday night while swimming in the Brazos River in Richmond found a teen's body three hours into their search.

Authorities had not made a positive identification as of just before 11 p.m.

The teen had been out in the water with a group of his friends just after 7 p.m. when he went under and didn't come back up, according to Sgt. Lowell Neinast with Richmond Police Department.

"His friends saw him go down," Neinast said.

Afterward, multiple agencies converged on the area near George Park to search for the boy.

"The whole river is dangerous," Neinast said. "We encourage people not to swim in the river by any means."