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Search for missing swimmer off Lantana was false alarm

Posted at 4:14 AM, Jun 26, 2017
and last updated 2017-06-26 11:23:33-04

UPDATE:

The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said just before 8 a.m. Monday that the swimmer is not missing.

PBSO says some residents from a condo went swimming Sunday night, and they did not see one swimmer exit the water.

However, everyone is accounted for and the search never resumed Monday morning. 

EARLIER STORY:

A swimmer has still not been located after going missing Sunday night off Lantana Beach. 

The swimmer went missing around 9 p.m.

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Around 11 p.m., Palm Beach County Fire Rescue said in a written statement that they suspended their search and turned it over to the PBSO Marine Unit and Coast Guard. 

The name of the swimmer has not been released.