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14-year-old’s body pulled from Newton County river

Authorities have recovered the body of a Covington teenager after he and his mother’s boyfriend drowned Tuesday while swimming in the Alcovy River.

Credit: Newton County Sheriff's Office

Credit: Newton County Sheriff's Office

Authorities have recovered the body of a Covington teenager after he and his mother’s boyfriend drowned Tuesday while swimming in the Alcovy River.
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Aug 13, 2020

Authorities have recovered the body of a Covington teenager after he and his mother’s boyfriend drowned Tuesday while swimming in the Alcovy River.

Dive teams located the body of 14-year-old Dejerein Grier on Thursday morning after two days of searching, Newton County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Caitlin Jett said.

Grier was swimming with 38-year-old Antonio Perry at Factory Shoals Park on Tuesday when they both went under and never resurfaced, authorities said. Perry’s body was located Wednesday afternoon, AJC.com previously reported.

ExploreMan’s body recovered from Newton river; search to resume Thursday for missing teen

The search for Grier was called off about 4 p.m. Wednesday due to inclement weather. Rescue teams returned to the river Thursday at 8 a.m., officials said.

UPDATE (Aug. 13, 11:50 a.m.): We have located and recovered the body of Dejerein Grier, age 14, of Covington. Our search...

Posted by Newton County, GA Sheriff's Office on Wednesday, August 12, 2020

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