A search operation was launched in Sonoma County for two teenagers who went missing in the Russian River near Steelhead Beach. The incident occurred on Thursday, and first responders were quickly on the scene. One of the teens was rescued, but the other remained missing. Rescue crews, including the Sonoma County Sheriff's Department, were involved in the search near Steelhead Beach, north of Forestville. The operation continued into Friday, with efforts focusing on a section of the river where one teen was believed to have been swept away. Tragically, the search came to an end on Friday when the body of the missing teen was recovered from the river. Authorities confirmed that the teenager drowned after being swept into the river.
The search for a missing swimmer came to a tragic end Friday on the Russian River after the body of a teenager was recovered. It happened Thursday when the teen and his friend got into trouble while swimming, one made it out safely but the other vanished. https://t.co/3yB6cC2F5b https://t.co/Xm4HDbQ1CY
The body of a teen who drowned after they were swept into Sonoma County’s Russian River was recovered Friday morning, authorities said. https://t.co/wEogyG6bze
Russian River Drowning: Crews were searching the river for a missing teenager when they found a body underwater today. Story: https://t.co/fPB2uWT5O2
A search team found a body in the Russian River today. A teenager was swept into the cold river and drowned, the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office said. Story: https://t.co/mTdd4dsLUt
UPDATE: Body found during search for a teen who went missing near Steelhead Beach along the Russian River, sheriff says. https://t.co/7PJeJggIsz
Two children went missing in the Russian River. One hasn't been found. https://t.co/ZNoCvak6Kx
Sonoma County rescue crews have recovered the body of a teen who went missing while swimming in the Russian River Thursday. https://t.co/D6Krza6TGt
The search continues for a teen who went missing Thursday afternoon near Steelhead Beach along the Russian River. https://t.co/iPx510Iwuz
Rescuers were searching Friday morning for a missing child who may have been swept away by the Russian River in Sonoma County. https://t.co/3aZnQbwuro
The Sonoma County Sheriff's Department rescue crews were looking for a missing child who may have been swept away by the Russian River near Steelhead Beach north of Forestville. Website: https://t.co/UZS5zxC2LM YouTube: https://t.co/NKKrBFzRRR Fac... https://t.co/QKcf3JhfBc
One teen was rescued from the Russian River on Thursday but a second teen remains missing. https://t.co/6gtfMoFtgY
A search is underway for a teen who went missing Thursday in the Russian River in Sonoma County, according to first responders. https://t.co/g1GrLZCKp4