JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say they've recovered the bodies of a man and his 7-year-old son a day after they were swept away by the current while fishing on a Florida river.
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The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office told news outlets that deputies were alerted Saturday afternoon when 36-year-old Eric Smart and his son Derrick were swept in the river.
Authorities say a man was spotted trying to swim back with a boy in his arms.
Officials found the father's body late Saturday. The boy's body was recovered on Sunday afternoon.
Police are investigating but foul play isn't suspected.
Family says Derrick Smart, student @ Twin Lakes Academy, was fishing w/ his father, a Navy member, when they were swept away.@ActionNewsJaxpic.twitter.com/s9ytyfRHUt
— Beth Rousseau (@BethANJax) October 14, 2018
