PHOTO GALLERY: Rescue crews search for body of 18-year-old drowning victim in Missouri River

July 9, 2012 | 9:16 p.m. CDT

After nearly three hours of searching, officials found the body of an 18-year-old man who had fallen into the Missouri River on Monday afternoon.

Capt. Chris Swisher of the Boone County Fire Protection District coordinates the search for an 18-year-old man Monday afternoon at the bank of the Missouri River. According to Swisher, nine people from the Boone County Fire Protection District participated in the search. | Yi Gan

Merril Jackson, left, uncle of the victim, and Randy Jackson, a cousin of the victim, wait for updates from Sgt. Jerry Callahan of the Water Patrol Division of the Missouri State Highway Patrol on Monday afternoon. The victim's body was found late Monday afternoon. According to the Jacksons, the 18-year-old man was from St. Louis and was in Columbia for the summer. | Yi Gan

A rescue crew from the Boone County Fire Protection District departs from the bank to search for a missing man Monday afternoon. The victim’s body was found about 5:32 p.m. at the mouth of Perche Creek. | Yi Gan