Body of 10-year-old girl swept away while swimming near Camp Merryelande located by authorities

ST. GEORGE ISLAND, Md. - Authorities say they have located the body of a 10-year-old girl who was swept away while swimming in the Potomac River near Camp Merryelande in St. Mary's County.

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Officials say the girl was staying at the camp and was in the water off of Deep Point with another 10-year-old and a man around 1 p.m. Sunday afternoon when she began to struggle swimming. 

The man made it safely to shore and the other youth was rescued from the water by nearby good Samaritans.

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The missing girl was identified as Genesi Elizabeth Sosa-Bonilla. Authorities say her body was found deceased on July 18 near where she was last seen in the water.