SPRING LAKE - Police continued to search on Sunday night for a 15-year-old boy who went missing in the ocean off Newark Avenue.

Josiah Jeremiah Robison of Ewing was swimming with his sister at the Brighton Avenue beach about 2:45 p.m. when they appeared to be pulled into a rip current, police said.

A by-stander and lifeguards were able to pull the sister from the water, but Josia was unable to be found, police said.

Authorities closed the beach Sunday afternoon as dozens of emergency responders searched for the missing teenager around a jetty.

Between 75 and 80 lifeguards from neighboring towns also participated, with help from U.S. Coast Guard and Manasquan rescue vessels, a State Police helicopter and first responders on jet skis.

Divers were seen entering the ocean near the pier Sunday afternoon.

"It's a very, very tough situation and we're going to try our best to do whatever we can for the family," Spring Lake Police Chief Edward M. Kerr Jr. said.

Police and lifeguards from the Monmouth County Sheriff's Office, Spring Lake Heights, Sea Girt, Belmar, Manasquan and Wall also assisted in the search, which stretched from the Ludlow Avenue Beach to Jersey Avenue, Spring Lake Police said.

The New Jersey State Police Marine Unit suspended its search Sunday night as dusk fell and had plans to resume Monday morning, Kerr said. Local police would continue to patrol the shoreline overnight, he said.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Spring Lake Police Detective Sergeant Christopher Kucinski at 732-449-1234 or email ckucinski@springlakepolice.org.

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