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Crews search for missing swimmer on Chattahoochee River

The swimmer has been missing for at least a day.

COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Authorities said they are searching for a missing swimmer on the Chattahoochee River. 

Game Wardens with Georgia's Department of Natural Resources said they received a call around 4:30 p.m. about a possible drowning near Diving Rock on the river.

Witnesses told officials that a 20-year-old man swam out near the area - he went under but never came back up to the surface.

Cobb County's police and fire departments joined the National Park Service to search for the missing man on Monday. 

Crews searched until it was dark and said they came back out around 8 a.m. on Tuesday but still have not located a body. In an evening update, authorities said crews had to temporarily suspend the search due to strong currents. 

Search crews will be back on the water Wednesday morning, officials said.

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