The mother of the 17-year-old boy feared to have drowned off the shore of a Rockaways beach is still holding out hope her son will come home days after he and a friend disappeared from the shoreline.

A retired lifeguard sprang into action to help rescue a 14-year-old boy from drowning in the choppy waters off Rockaway Beach on Sunday ... the Daily News. “I hope he makes it.” ...

Rockaway Beach is closed Tuesday ... but did not spot any sharks. “We hope for a full recovery for this swimmer,” the parks department said in a statement. “Though this was a frightening ...

NEW YORK-- Rockaway Beach will be closed to swimming and surfing ... The city Parks Department issued the following statement: "We hope for a full recovery for this swimmer. Though this was ...

QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) — Swimming and surfing will be prohibited at Rockaway ... beach to fly two drones. The cameras on the drones searched the water for any signs of sharks nearby. We hope ...

ROCKAWAY BEACH, Queens (WABC ... She was identified as a Queens resident who lives in Astoria. "We hope for a full recovery for this swimmer. Though this was a frightening event, we want ...

A major New York beach was ... "We hope for a full recovery for this swimmer. Though this was a frightening event, we want to remind New Yorkers that shark attacks in Rockaway are extremely ...