GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) - Searchers have recovered the body of a missing North Carolina firefighter who disappeared in a river while swimming with co-workers.
The body of Greenville firefighter Gary Cox, 24, was was recovered from the Tar River after a search resumed for him on Tuesday, news outlets reported.
Authorities said Cox went boating with fellow firefighters on Sunday when they stopped to go swimming. Greenville Fire/Rescue officials told WITN the group swam across the river and back, but one of the firefighters didn’t make it back.
Greenville Fire/Rescue personnel held a procession through downtown with police officers and firefighters lining the route to pay their respects to Cox.
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