MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A body that was found Monday afternoon near Anna Maria Island was identified as a swimmer who disappeared over the weekend.
The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office said 20-year-old Abhigyan Patel drowned off Bean Point on Sunday.
He was reported missing after he and a friend were caught in a riptide, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. Patel’s friend was rescued and brought to shore.
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Several agencies joined the search for Patel. His body was found one mile west of Anna Maria Island by a Longboat Key Police Department boat…