Joshua Lahai: Young swimmer's body recovered from Surfside Beach

SURFSIDE BEACH, Texas - Surfside Beach police report they have recovered the body of Joshua Lahai, an 11-year-old swimmer who was reported missing on Sunday.

According to Chief Philip Hester, Lahai's body was recovered around 1:15 p.m. on Tuesday. He was found in the water about a half mile from where he went missing.

An officer located Lahai in the water around a hundred yards out from shore along Beach Drive, near where his shorts were found on Monday.

Lahai reported missing on Sunday

The backstory:

Photo: Joshua Lahai (Credit: Texas Equusearch)

Surfside Beach Police Department Chief Philip Hester says a youth football team from Richmond was hanging out at the beach near Ocean Avenue around 5:30 p.m. Sunday.

According to Texas EquuSearch, Lahai and another child were swimming about 150 yards offshore when a large wave hit. One child made it back to shore, but Lahai did not resurface.

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