31-year-old Jeffrey Wilkens of Illinois was found at 8 p.m. by people walking on the beach near the former Revel Casino.
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Atlantic City police say Wilkens was first reported missing at 8:15 p.m. Tuesday.
Police and the U.S. Coast Guard had been searching for him.
No further details were given on the circumstances surrounding Wilkens' death.
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