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Teen Disappears in Rough Surf off North Florida Coast

Authorities are searching for a Florida teenager who got caught in a rip current in the Atlantic Ocean.

News outlets report the 14-year-old boy was at Jacksonville Beach with his family on Sunday afternoon when he disappeared in the rip currents about 15 yards (14 meters) off shore. No life guard was on duty on that section of the beach.

Jacksonville Beach Ocean Rescue spokesman Max Ervanian tells NBC affiliate FirstCoast News the agency responded to 10 rescues on Sunday, adding that people didn't heed warnings to stay out of the water when a red flag was flying.

Officials planned to resume their search for the missing teen on Monday.

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