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Teen body found

Published:Monday | October 6, 2008 | 1:42 PM

Divers in Port Antonio, Portland this morning recovered the body of 18 year old Javian Taylor, who drowned in the vicinity of Monkey Island, along the Folly Strip, yesterday.



The Marine police report that three teenaged boys from the Prospect community went swimming around 6 p.m.



The police said the youths were diving from a high rock into the sea, when Taylor got into difficulties.



A source from the Marine police division said the two other youths ran and made an alarm.



A search was launched last night with no results.



Three fishermen, who volunteered to look for the youth reportedly found his body clinging to two rocks about 30 feet below the surface this morning.



A post mortem is to be conducted on the body later this week, to determine the cause of death.