Police: Body that washed up in Kure Beach is missing swimmer

KURE BEACH, NC (WWAY) — Kure Beach Police Chief Mike Bowden said the body that washed up in Kure Beach Tuesday afternoon was that of the swimmer that went missing last week.

New Hanover County dispatchers said the call came in just after 3 p.m. near Ramsgate Trail by the Fort Fisher State Recreation Area.

Last week, police said Maynor Francisco Cruz Bardalez, 25, was the swimmer who went missing in the water near the pier. They said a friend jumped in to help, and was later saved by a rescue swimmer.

Bardalez is from Wilmington. Police say they notified his family.