Search for Towson University student who went missing while swimming in the Potomac ends in tragedy

GREAT FALLS, Va. — The search for a missing swimmer in the Potomac River ended on Tuesday after Nazir Bell’s body was found, officials said.

Bell, 20, was reported missing on Sunday evening after going swimming with friends, said his mother, Shante Smith, who spoke with WUSA9 about the search for her then-missing son.

Bell was swimming behind his friends and yelled for help, said Smith…

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