Massive search underway after swimmer vanishes off busy New Jersey beach

Coast Guard and state police join urgent hunt near Ocean City’s 10th Street Beach

OCEAN CITY, N.J. — A large-scale search remained active Monday evening after a swimmer disappeared in the waters off Ocean City’s 10th Street Beach, authorities said.

Emergency crews from the Ocean City Fire Department and Ocean City Police Department rushed to the beach around 4:52 p.m. following reports of a swimmer in distress.

Officials said rescue teams immediately launched an intensive search operation in the water and along the shoreline.

Police drones were deployed as part of the search effort while additional resources were requested from the United States Co...