Crime & Safety

Crews Recover Two Bodies Off Conimicut Point Beach In Warwick

Rescue crews on Sunday afternoon launched a search via air and sea for a man, 30, and girl, 11, in Narragansett Bay.

The Warwick Fire Department was among the agencies searching June 20 for two missing swimmers off Conimicut Point Beach.
The Warwick Fire Department was among the agencies searching June 20 for two missing swimmers off Conimicut Point Beach. (Patch)

WARWICK, RI — A marine task force and U.S. Coast Guard conducted an intensive search for two missing swimmers at Conimicut Point Beach in Warwick on Sunday afternoon and Monday.

Update, July 7, 1:15 p.m.: Two bodies have been recovered.

The Coast Guard said crews were searching for an 11-year-old girl and a 30-year-old man in Narragansett Bay. Reporters said crews were at the sand bank area. At around 7 p.m., it was reported that crews recovered the body of a man. Crews continued to search for a child.

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Mayor Frank Picozzi said on Facebook that two additional people were pulled from the water and transported to the hospital on Sunday.


Monday, June 21: Crews have recovered the body of the 11-year-old girl who went missing.

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