The body of a Philly teen who disappeared on a class trip to Wildwood has been recovered

The body of a Philadelphia teenager who vanished earlier this month while swimming in the ocean at the Jersey Shore has been recovered, the Wildwood Police Department said.

Davoris Carter III, 14, was on a class trip to Wildwood when he disappeared on the afternoon of June 1. Carter’s body was found Tuesday near the U.S. Coast Guard Training Center in Cape May, and a forensic analysis confirmed it was the missing teen.

“Our sincere condolences are with the juvenile victim’s friends and family during this very difficult time,” Wildwood police said in a statement.

Shyara Hill, Carter’s mother, told The Inquirer her son and other special needs students traveled to the beach with school staffers to celebrate graduating eighth grade from Delta School in Philadelphia.

There were no lifeguards present at the beach when the students entered the ocean, and around 1:30 p.m. on June 1, police responded to several swimmers in distress. Officials said three were rescued, but Carter disappeared.

Delta School did not respond to a request for comment. The school’s director of education told NBC10 last week school officials were cooperating with the investigation and that the class trip “appropriately supervised with the right number of staff members.”

The school said in a message posted on its website: “Delta School is heartbroken over the recent loss of student Davoris Carter III. As we navigate this difficult time, we continue to hold Davoris, his family, and every member of our school community in our thoughts and prayers.”

Carter, the oldest of four siblings, was a good student and a kind and funny kid, Hill told The Inquirer. She said he was recently accepted into the Philadelphia Police Department’s “explorer cadet” program, which introduces young people to aspects of law enforcement, as well as the Philadelphia City Rowing program.