Philadelphia boy disappears in Atlantic City surf

    Authorities have resumed their search Monday for a Philadelphia boy who disappeared while swimming with his family in Atlantic City.

    Ten-year-old Khitan Devine and his family were in the ocean near Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard after lifeguards had gone off duty when they got caught in a strong current around 7 p.m. Sunday.

    Devine’s stepmother, Rosemary Brown, tells The Press of Atlantic City her stepson was pulled toward a jetty and disappeared.

     

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    Rescuers suspended their search after two hours.

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