{"id":17888,"date":"2023-06-08T12:04:03","date_gmt":"2023-06-08T16:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/?p=17888"},"modified":"2023-06-08T12:04:03","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T16:04:03","slug":"police-find-the-body-of-georgia-teen-missing-from-church-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2023\/06\/police-find-the-body-of-georgia-teen-missing-from-church-camp","title":{"rendered":"Police Find the Body of Georgia Teen Missing From Church Camp"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The body of a 16-year-old Georgia teen was recently found after the teen was reported missing from a church camp he attended on Jekyll Island. The Brunswick News reported that Connor Mathis was found in the water at the island\u2019s south end after an almost 20-hour search with hundreds of volunteers and multiple law enforcement agencies.<\/p>\n

In a statement, the Camden County Sheriff’s Office said,\u00a0\u201cIt is with regret that the 16 year old missing juvenile, Connor Mathis from Brunswick, Georgia, has been located deceased in the surf on Jekyll Island this morning. The Camden County Sheriff\u2019s Office Marine Patrol, along with The Georgia Department of Natural Resources, numerous law enforcement and Fire\/Rescue Agencies, along with hundreds of volunteers conducted the search for the missing teenager. The Deputies on Camden County Sheriff\u2019s Office marine patrol boat, which was equipped with sonar, discovered the body of the missing youth in the surf off the Jekyll Island Beach. Our condolences to the Connor Mathis family.\u201d<\/p>\n