Missing NYC teen swept away at Rockaway Beach was set to graduate next month: family
An 18-year-old Bronx high school senior, Brandon Figueroa, went missing after being swept away by strong currents at Rockaway Beach. He was set to graduate next month and had aspirations of becoming an electrician. His family is devastated by the loss and has started a GoFundMe to help cope with the tragedy.
- ▪Brandon Figueroa was swept away at Rockaway Beach while swimming with friends.
- ▪He was a senior at The Urban Assembly Bronx Academy of Letters and was about to graduate.
- ▪Figueroa's family described him as a good kid with a promising future.
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US News Missing NYC teen swept away at Rockaway Beach was set to graduate next month: family By Daniel Cody Published May 21, 2026, 6:07 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google The 18-year-old who went missing in the choppy waters off Rockaway Beach earlier this week was a Bronx high school senior set to graduate next month. Heartbroken relatives identified the teen as Brandon Figueroa of Soundview, whose “future was full of promise.” Figueroa “was a good kid, a senior at The Urban Assembly Bronx Academy of Letters, and was about to graduate next month,” his mom, Jeanette Munoz, wrote in a GoFundMe.
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