Rhino
05-29-2007, 09:05 AM
Coast Guard Finds Body of New England Patriots' Player Marquise Hill
Monday, May 28, 2007
NEW ORLEANS — The body of New England Patriots player Marquise Hill, who was reported missing following a jetski accident on Lake Pontchartrain, was found Monday, The Coast Guard confirmed to FOX affiliate WVUE.
Hill's body was discovered by searchers about a quarter of a mile from where the former LSU star and a female companion were involved in the accident, Capt. Brian Clark of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Department said.
"The family will have to make positive identification," Clark said, "but the body we found was that of Mr. Marquise Hill."....
....Hill's agent, Albert Elias, said he had been told Hill and a young woman were jetskiing Sunday in the lake when both of them went into the water, which had a strong current. Elias said the woman was able to make it to a pylon and hang on until she was rescued, while Hill was last seen floating away from the scene.....
....Neither Hill nor the woman wore a life preserver, Atkeson said.....http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,275914,00.html
Monday, May 28, 2007
NEW ORLEANS — The body of New England Patriots player Marquise Hill, who was reported missing following a jetski accident on Lake Pontchartrain, was found Monday, The Coast Guard confirmed to FOX affiliate WVUE.
Hill's body was discovered by searchers about a quarter of a mile from where the former LSU star and a female companion were involved in the accident, Capt. Brian Clark of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Department said.
"The family will have to make positive identification," Clark said, "but the body we found was that of Mr. Marquise Hill."....
....Hill's agent, Albert Elias, said he had been told Hill and a young woman were jetskiing Sunday in the lake when both of them went into the water, which had a strong current. Elias said the woman was able to make it to a pylon and hang on until she was rescued, while Hill was last seen floating away from the scene.....
....Neither Hill nor the woman wore a life preserver, Atkeson said.....http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,275914,00.html