TAMPA, Fla. -- Clearwater Police and Fire Rescue departments have recovered and identified a swimmer who went missing Monday morning.

She was identified as Allison Nicole Sullivan.

She disappeared in the waters Tuesday morning behind the Holiday Inn on South Gulfview Boulevard.

After nine hours of searching the body was discovered a mile west of Pier 60 and identified.

The man that was with her and reported her missing explained that they were vacationing on Clearwater Beach from Morristown, Tenn. ​