LUCASVILLE, Ohio — The search for a missing Scioto County teen ended in tragedy.
According to Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman, the body of 16-year-old Jeremy Sheppard, Jr. has been located.
Tuesday afternoon, multiple rescue crews arrived in the area of the route 348 bridge in Lucasville to search for the boy after witnesses say he was swimming in the Scioto River but was unable to make it back to shore.
The search was called off late Tuesday evening but resumed early Wednesday morning.
A vigil for Jeremy Shepphard, Jr. was held at the South Webster High School later that evening.
Reports say the search continued on Thursday downstream of the route 348 bridge. That is where the body of the young man was found.