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Bodies found on Alabama coast identified as missing New Orleans swimmers

WALA-TV reports that authorities in Orange Beach say the bodies were located Tuesday morning.

ORANGE BEACH, Ala. — The two bodies crews found on the Alabama coast Tuesday morning have been identified as the New Orleans residents who went missing in the surf Sunday.

Authorities in Orange Beach say the bodies were located Tuesday morning. 

The pair from Louisiana, identified by the Orange Beach Police Department as Ryan Guy and Darius Robinson, both 28, were last seen near Perdido Pass on Sunday night. 

While it was not immediately clear if it was them, around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, officials with the Orange Beach Police Department confirmed the worst. 

Department officials thanked the many agencies involved in the multi-day search for the men, including various local and state crews as well as the U.S. Coast Guard. 

The two swimmers and a third person went missing Sunday after witnesses saw them in distress in the water near Perdido Pass. 

According to the report by WKRG, 28-year-old Jasmine Brundy of Chalmette, LA was pulled from the water near Orange Beach Sunday night. She remains in the hospital, where her condition was not available. 

Witnesses reportedly told authorities that the woman was found face down in the and was seen earlier in the day Sunday clinging to a flotation device with the two others, waving for help. 

The search was called off Sunday when night fell and resumed in the morning Monday and into Tuesday.

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The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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