A 15-year-old Ewing boy went missing Sunday afternoon while swimming off the Brighton Avenue beach in Spring Lake, the Spring Lake Police Department said.

The boy and his sister were swimming in the ocean when they were caught in a rip current around 2:45 p.m., according to a report by the APP.com. The girl was pulled from the water with help of a bystander who was also in the water. The boy was not found.

#springlakenj Missing swimmer. Police are clearing the area now. Counted over 4 teams of 10 lifeguards and multiple police and coastguard boats searching. #springlakebeach soo sad :( pic.twitter.com/VSkRRBdWAc — Amanda (@xomandix3) September 1, 2019

The Spring Lake Police Department and other agencies plan to continue the search for the boy in the morning, police said a Sunday evening statement.

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