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17-Year-Old Dies After Being Caught in Rip Current at Florida Beach
Lifeguards and rescue crews searched overnight after a rip current pulled the 17-year-old under; officials said nearly 200 people were rescued that day.
- On Saturday, July 4, 2026, authorities recovered the body of 17-year-old Amareon Anthony off Daytona Beach after he vanished in a rip current the previous evening.
- Caught in a powerful rip current Friday evening near International Speedway Boulevard, Amareon and a friend were spotted struggling by lifeguards who rescued the friend but could not reach him.
- Volusia County Beach Safety personnel deployed 18 lifeguards for the search, which occurred during a dangerous holiday weekend when responders rescued nearly 200 people from the surf on Friday.
- His aunt, LaQuice Anthony, remembered Amareon as a kind teenager who "loved the water," while the family struggles to explain the loss to his nine-year-old sister.
- Volusia County Beach Safety Ocean Rescue Director Tamra Malphurs urged beachgoers to prioritize safety by swimming only in front of staffed lifeguard towers following the tragedy.
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Missing Teen Found Dead In Florida As Over 200 Rescued In Perilous Weekend On The Water - Tampa Free Press
A frantic overnight search ended in tragedy Saturday morning when authorities recovered the body of a 17-year-old Orlando swimmer who went missing the night before in the waters off Daytona Beach. Volusia County Beach Safety identified the teenager as Amareon Anthony. According to agency officials, another swimmer spotted Anthony’s body along the ocean shore around […] Missing Teen Found Dead In Florida As Over 200 Rescued In Perilous Weekend On…
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