NEW HANOVER COUNTY, N.C. -- Officials in New Hanover County say they've located the body of a swimmer who went missing Saturday.

New Hanover County Sheriff's Office says his body was found around 2:30 p.m. Monday.

 

They say 21-year-old Ian William Malson was last seen alive Saturday night near Palm Tree Island in the inter-coastal waterway near Wrightsville Beach, according to the New Hanover County Sheriff's Office via Facebook.

The U.S. Coast Guard says Malson's friends realized he didn't make it back to the boat and called for help.

East Carolina University confirms that Malson was enrolled at the school and is a construction management major

 

The Associated Press contributed to this story.