Ohio boy swept away by waves while playing at the beach: police [Video]

After a multi-day large-scale search of Lake Erie failed to reveal any clues after a 10-year-old boy from Ohio was swept away from a lakeside beach, the Conneaut Police Department confirmed on Tuesday that Hunter Ebie’s body was recovered and taken to the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office.

“It is with great sadness to report 10-year-old Hunter has been recovered,” the department said in an update Tuesday. “Please keep Hunter’s family in your thoughts and prayers.”

OHIO DIVER FOUND DEAD IN LAKE ERIE

Police said that Ebie was carried away by a strong rip current while visiting Conneaut Township Park with his mother and a friend on Friday afternoon.

A GoFundMe, organized by a family friend, said that the boy was wept away in front of his family.

“Hunter was ankle deep in the water and just like that, he was swept away,” the GoFundMe said. “This happened in front of his family. His mother, Diana, fought those waves until …