Body Of Missing Maryland Swimmer Washes Up In Delaware

REHOBOTH BEACH, DE — The body of a Maryland man who went missing in the surf on Sunday in Delaware has been found, after it washed ashore Monday, police confirmed.

Richard A. Boateng, 31, of Savage, Maryland, was found on the beach in North Shores shortly before 6 a.m., Rehoboth Beach police said.

Police were notified about the sighting of a human body in the surf, and authorities including the Rehoboth Beach Police, Delaware State Parks Enforcement Division, the Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Department, and Sussex County paramedics arrived and positively identified the man as Boateng.

Boateng was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said a death investigation is being conducted by the department and by the state Division of Forensic Science, which sent a forensic investigator to the scene before the body was removed.

"At this time, no foul play is suspected," police said.

Boateng was last seen in the surf off Rehoboth Avenue around 5:45 p.m. Sunday, police said.

Lifeguards were off duty but still nearby when the 911 calls came in, according to Rehoboth Beach Fire Company Chief Chuck Snyder, so they began a line search, Delmarva Now reported. The Coast Guard, Delaware State Police and Division of Fish and Wildlife all responded to assist with the search.

Forecasters were warning of rip currents generated by Hurricane Franklin and Rehoboth Beach was under a double red flag warning – meaning swimming was not allowed in the ocean – on Thursday and Friday because of rip current and safety worries, NBC4 Washington reported.