Body found in Boston Harbor after swimmer went missing

By Globe Staff

The Coast Guard found a body in Boston Harbor this morning, a day after a swimmer went missing near Gallop's Island.

The body, which was found at about 10:30 a.m., has not been identified. The Coast Guard did not say whether it was the body of a man or a woman.

The swimmer went missing at about 6 p.m. Thursday when he and three others went for a dip from a sailboat and drifted away.

One person made it back to the boat, one swam to the nearby rocks, and another was recovered by Sea Tow.

The Coast Guard, as well as crews from the State Police, Environmental Police, and Boston Fire Department began searching at 6:20 p.m., and a helicopter search was scheduled this morning.

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