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Crews are searching for a teen who disappeared while swimming in the Portage Lakes Wednesday afternoon.

Summit County Sheriff's deputies say an 18-year-old woman reported that her and her boyfriend had been swimming off of a boat in the Portage Lakes between the Akron Yacht Club and the Sandy Beach Marina in Coventry Township.

She called 9-1-1 to report that the boat began to drift and he was unable to swim back to the boat. The woman told officials that she tried to rescue him, but she was unable to locate him.

The Coventry Fire Department and the Summit County Sheriff's Office Marine Patrol Unit are currently trying to locate the 18-year-old.

The mother and grandmother of the 16-year-old boy who was found dead inside a hotel room in Green are facing charges in the teen's suspected heroin overdose death.

Summit County Sheriff Steve Barry says Andrew Frye's mother, Heather Frye, and grandmother, Brenda Frye, are each facing an involuntary manslaughter charge.

Heather's son, Andrew, was found dead in the Super 8 hotel room Wednesday night. Preliminary results show that the 16-year-old had heroin in his system, although further tests are needed for confirmation to see if fentanyl also played a role.

Andrew, his mother, and his mother's friend, Jessica Irons, were staying the night at the hotel. Deputies say Andrew's mother told police she wanted to be "the fun weekend mom."

Irons is also facing a pair of charges including tampering with evidence and possesion of drugs. Another person has also been charged with possession of drugs.

Heather is also charged with child endangering and tampering with evidence and Brenda is also facing corruption and trafficking in drugs charges.

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Teen Found Dead Inside Hotel In Green

UPDATE: The teen found dead at a hotel in Green last night has been identified as 16-year-old Andrew Frye of Akron. Summit County Sheriff's deputies and the Green Fire Department arrived on scene and found the boy lying on the floor inside a room at the Super 8 hotel on Corporate Woods Parkway shortly before 7 p.m. The medical examiner's officer reports there were no signs of trauma.

Deputies say the preliminary investigation revealed that the boy stayed the night at the hotel with his mother, Heather Frye, and his mother's friend, Jessica Irons. The cause of death has yet to be determined.

The three went to the motel, so Andrew could go swimming, but eventually ended up shooting heroin together in the hotel bathroom - according to a Medical Examiner's report.

That report says that there were no signs of trauma. 

The cause of death has yet to be determined, and Andrew Frye is diabetic.

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An investigation is underway after a teen was found dead inside a hotel room in Green Wednesday night.

No word yet on what happened, but the Medical Examiner's Office tells NewsChannel 5 that the 16-year-old boy was found dead in a Super 8 hotel room on Corporate Woods Parkway around 8:30. 

WAKR.net will have the latest updates when more information becomes available. 

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UPDATE 1:38 PM: A manhunt that lasted about eight hours in Green is over, with the arrest of a 16-year old.

According to Summit County sheriff's deputies, the Youngstown boy ran off when deputies pulled over a stolen pick up truck that he and two adults were in.

He wound up in a car with a couple of other teens that led to a chase and when the car was finally pulled over, the young man escaped again.

The sheriff's department says the teen was found in a wooded area just south of Greensburg Road, and threw a stolen handgun before deputies caught up with him near Global Gateway Drive.

Two adults were charged with felony motor vehicle theft - 21 year-old Michael Wilson of Youngstown and 26 year-old Tyler Rogers of Akron. Sheriff's deputies say they threw a loaded, semi-automatic rifle out of the vehicle on Massillon Road while deputies were trying to stop the car.

The Sheriff's office says other charges are pending.

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Update 10:38a: The 16-year-old boy is now in custody, according to Summit County Sheriff's deputies. 

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Summit County Sheriff's deputies are still searching for a 16-year-old boy who reportedly got away from authorities after deputies spotted two men and the teen in a stolen truck in Green overnight.

Deputies tell NewsChannel 5 that all three fled from the truck when deputies attempted a traffic stop. They caught up to the two men, but they're still searching for the Youngstown teen who allegedly got into another car with two other teens and led police on a chase.

The two teens were caught, but -- once again -- the 16-year-old boy got away. He's believed to be armed and in the Greensburg Road area.

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