Teen swimmer who vanished off Rockaway Beach during NYC heat wave found dead

A teen who disappeared into the waters off Rockaway Beach while swimming with his friends as a heat wave gripped the city last month was found dead nearly two weeks later, according to cops and his family.

The body of Brandon Figueroa, 18 was found floating near the shoreline around 5:20 p.m. May 30 at Beach 222nd Street and Rockaway Point Boulevard in Breezy Point, authorities said.

The grim discovery came 11 days after Figueroa drifted into the current while swimming with his pals about 8 miles away at Beach 73rd Street and Shore Front Parkway…

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