The body of man was discovered floating off the beach at East Coast Road, St Andrew this morning.
Jon Moe, 27, of 1st Avenue Jackson, St Michael was found around 10 this morning.
Moe’s body was discovered by a man who was out fishing. The man pulled the body to shore and summoned the police.
A release from the police this afternoon stated that Moe went to the beach on Friday in the area of Barclays Park, with his father Charles Nord and his sister.
Police said initial investigations revealed that about 3 pm he went into the surf and was pulled into the water by the tide.
Efforts by his father to save him proved futile. (CM/PR)