Jaylen Lott has been identified as the 18-year-old Georgia man who died following a water rescue at St. Augustine Beach, according to the teen’s school district.
Lott, a senior at Lowndes High School, was pulled from the ocean at St. Augustine Beach and transported in critical condition to Flagler Hospital.
He was later pronounced dead.
The teen’s school district confirmed on Monday that he has died, Lowndes Public Schools spokesperson LaVerne Rome said.
St. Johns County Fire Rescue found him sometime after 5 p.m. Sunday after he went missing in the water. He had been swimming with two other swimmers and when they exited the water, he wasn’t with them. source
Lott was a popular senior at Lowndes High and was a football player about to graduate and go to college.
It’s unknown why Lott was in the area of St. Augustine Beach.
Family and friends took to Facebook to remember the beloved young man:
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