Emotional moment family spot son lost at sea after he was swept away by currents | ITV News

Footage capturing the emotional moment a family spotted a 21-year-old diver who went missing off the coast of Florida has gone viral on social media.

Experienced free-diver Dylan Gartenmayer had entered the water near Key West, Florida when he disappeared on January 19.

His friends raised the alarm after he failed to surface from his dive, prompting a rescue mission involving his family and the Coast Guard.

Dylan had been missing around two hours when his family suddenly spotted him in the water.

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