Quebec teen drowns while swimming in Gulf of Mexico with high school swim club

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The news of a missing swimmer triggered a major search effort that included police, a fire rescue service, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the U.S. Coast Guard

A Quebec teenager died in Florida while swimming in the Gulf of Mexico with a high school swim team during spring break, authorities say.

“Support resources are in place for the entire college educational community,” a spokesperson wrote in an e-mail. Police were called Wednesday morning after Zhang had not returned to shore at the end of drills. , the sheriff’s office said.Police said the swim coaches told them they had checked for riptides or other hazards in the water before drills started.Xavier Desharnais, a former high-level open water swimmer, said that swimming in oceans, lakes and rivers presents a separate set of challenges from the controlled conditions of a pool.

 

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