World | drowning Missing US College Student's Body Washes Ashore in Israel TeNiya Jones drowned after being caught in a rip current By Evann Gastaldo Posted Jul 30, 2018 12:44 PM CDT Copied A beach in Tel Aviv, Israel, is shown on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty) The Florida 19-year-old who was caught in a rip current during a Tel Aviv beach swim Saturday has been found dead. TeNiya Jones, a University of Kentucky sophomore who was studying in the school's exchange program in Jordan, took a weekend trip to Israel with two friends before her planned return to the US Friday, USA Today reports. Her friends were able to escape the current and get to shore during the late-night swim in the Mediterranean and alerted authorities that Jones was missing. Her body washed ashore early Monday, the Times of Israel reports. Jones' mother also lost her 22-year-old son to a double homicide in December. Read These Next Giuliani injured in high-speed highway crash. A game of doorbell ditch turns fatal for 11-year-old. Iran's leaders ditched their phones. Their bodyguards didn't. It's an unexpected footnote in the life of Buford Pusser. Report an error