MORRISTOWN, Vt. (WCAX) – A sad ending to the search for a teen who went missing while swimming in the Lamoille River in Morristown.
Benjamin Clapp, 14, of Morristown, was reported missing just before 6 p.m. Wednesday by the B Street Power Dam.
Crews searched for Clapp Wednesday until about 8:50 p.m. They resumed their search Thursday morning, and at about 9:30 a.m., his body was found about 60 yards from where he went missing.
Police say Clapp and a friend were swimming close to the dam when he went underwater and never came back up.
“This part of the river is just below the dam, it’s very ledgy, the water current is moving swiftly,” Morristown Police Chief Jason Luneau said.
The medical examiner will determine Clapp’s exact cause of death but officials believe it was an accident.