Search continues for missing swimmer in Hudson River

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Sunday, June 16, 2019
Search continues from missing swimmer in Hudson River
Search continues from missing swimmer in Hudson River. Maggie Kent reports during Action News at 9 a.m. on June 16, 2019.

The effort to find a missing swimmer in the Hudson River has gone from a rescue to a recovery mission.

The 67-year-old man disappeared yesterday while competing in the "8 Bridges Hudson River Swim" near the George Washington bridge.

It's not clear when the man went under.

Police have not released his identity, but the University of North Carolina School of Medicine identified him as Dr. Charles Van Der Horst, a retired professor.