High school student missing after swimming in Eno River Rock Quarry

DURHAM, NC (WTVD) — Rescue crews searched overnight for an 18-year-old who disappeared in the water Tuesday evening at the Eno River Rock Quarry.

School officials at Eno River Academy identified that man as Nicklaus Brown.

Authorities said that a group of teenagers were in the water when Brown went cliff diving and didn’t surface.

Searches for Brown resumed around 9 a.m. Wednesday.

Officials said the search has turned into a recovery effort.

Brown was a member of the swim and baseball teams at his school.

He was set to attend University of North Carolina Wilmington in the fall.

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