UPDATE: Search Continues Thursday for Teen in Potomac River Near Mount Vernon

UPDATE: A search for a missing teen — a 16-year old boy — continues Thursday morning in the Potomac River near Mount Vernon, according to a spokesman for the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department.

WTOP reports the teen attends Mount Vernon High School and was fishing with a family member Wednesday night.

The Fairfax County Police Department is overseeing the search, said Daniel Schmidt. Schmidt said Thursday morning that there is talk now about bringing in a dive team to help in the search.

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The Coast Guard said in a news release late Wednesday that they are searching for a missing teenager Wednesday who was swimming in the Potomac River near Mount Vernon.

The Coast Guard said they received a call at approximately 8:30 p.m. from a Fairfax County Fire department boat crew member, stating they lost sight of the teenager as they were responding to a call of the swimmer having trouble.

A crew aboard a 29-foot response boat from Coast Guard Station Washington, launched at 8:35 p.m. to assist with the search.

A Fairfax County Police helicopter crew also launched to assist, the Coast Guard said.

WTOP reports the boy, 16, was last seen fishing with a group of friends when he went into the water Wednesday night for an unknown reason.

A representative from Fairfax County Fire and Rescue told NBC-4 that the teen in the area where Little Hunting Creek meets the Potomac River.

In addition to the Coast Guard, U.S. Park Police and Prince George’s County are also helping Fairfax County Fire and Rescue in the search for the teen.