Mom Believes School Failed Missing Son When Teen Vanished in the Water During Class Trip

A 14-year-old boy, Davoris Carter, remains missing after a class-trip swim incident at Wildwood, New Jersey, on June 1. Three others were rescued and one was hospitalized, while authorities search the Schellinger Avenue area and the surrounding water. Carter, who goes by Peter to family, loved hockey and hoped to become a marine biologist, and was two days from his eighth grade graduation at Delta School in Philadelphia. His mother, Shyara Hill, questioned who supervised the trip, saying he should have stayed with an assigned staff member. Delta School has offered mental health support and said supervision was provided for the six students on the trip, though Hill remains skeptical. Grandmother Kenya Pippen criticized the trip’s supervision, while Wildwood Police and the Delta School did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Hill continues to appeal for help locating Carter, asking organizations with water-search technology to assist as authorities reassess leads. The community and family await any information, and officials emphasize safety precautions and continued outreach during the investigation.