QUEENS, N.Y (PIX11) — Police have confirmed that the body recovered off Rockaway Beach is the missing teen swimmer.
Authorities said the body was found on May 30 at 5:20 p.m. after officers responded to a call for an unconscious, unresponsive and unidentified male near the shoreline at Rockaway Point Boulevard and Beach 222nd Street.
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The victim has now been identified as Brandon Figueroa, 18, of the Bronx.
Figueroa went into choppy water on May 19 near Beach 73rd Street and Shore Front Parkway. The current was strong, and he was swept away, prompting an extensive days‑long search involving divers, drones and an NYPD helicopter…