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A 19-year-old University of Kentucky student went missing on the western border of Israel late Saturday, just days before her summer abroad program was set to end

TeNiya Nora Jones and two fellow students ventured out for a swim in the Mediterranean shortly after midnight, when severe rip currents overcame the group

The two friends were safely pulled back to the shore, but Jones has not been seen since, according to a press release

Tel Aviv officials are continuing the massive search for Florida-born sophomore, who majors in biology and Islamic studies

University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto said in the press release Jones had been apart of the group of seven students at the university and two from West Virginia University who traveled by bus from Amman, Jordan to Tel Aviv for the weekend

Capilouto said university officials with the travel abroad program are working to immediately transport Jones' family to Tel Aviv

'Our thoughts and prayers are with TeNiya, her family and the students and others impacted,' Capilouto said in the statement

'We are in continual contact with Teniya's family, officials in Israel, officials from the State Department and our Congressional delegation, to provide all the support we can for the family, students and others involved

 'We will do everything possible to provide whatever support is needed.'Capilouto added that the university is sending the remainder of students back to Amman before the program concludes this week

He said family members to the students have each been notified about the incident

  Just hours before her disappearance, Jones shared several bikini-clad photos of herself posing on a Tel Aviv beach

She captioned the photos: 'just traveling whilst looking beautiful as usual.' Her Facebook friends followed up in the comments with condolence messages, praying for her safe return

Last Sunday, Jones posted a status revealing she was feeling homesick in Amman.This is a developing story

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