Fisherman finds body of missing swimmer

FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. – Fernandina Beach police tell Channel 4 a fisherman has found the body of a woman who was missing since  9:45 p.m. Friday night.

Police say the woman was swimming with three friends at North Fletcher Beach.

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The woman's name is not being released pending notification of next of kin.

Coast Guard crews searched for the 51-year-old woman late Friday and Early Saturday.

The Coast Guard used a helicopter crew from Air Station Savannah, Georgia, the Coast Guard Cutter Kingfisher and a Coast Guard Auxiliary airplane. The Nassau County Sheriff's Office and Fernandina Beach police assisted in the search.


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