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Missing swimmer found dead in Melbourne Beach

Geronimo Deangelo Black had been swimming in unguarded area

Geronimo Deangelo Black (Brevard County Sheriff's Office)

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – A swimmer who went missing while at an unguarded beach on Sunday has been found dead, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.

Geronimo Deangelo Black, 26, had been swimming with another person at Melbourne Beach at the Juan Ponce DeLeon Landing Sunday afternoon when the person he was with was rescued from the water in critical condition and he went missing, records show.

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His body was found around 1:30 p.m. Monday near Spessard Holland Beach Park in Melbourne Beach.

There were multiple crews searching for Black, including Brevard County Fire Rescue, Brevard County Ocean Rescue, Melbourne Beach Fire Department and others.