Coast Guard searching for Patriots DE Hill in Lake Pontchartrain

[Emerson1]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2884762

Sad to hear. Pretty stupid on his part , not wearing a life jacket. Probably was drunk to though

[Rabbit'93]

Originally posted by Emerson1
[url] Probably was drunk to though What in this article leads you to say that?

[gobbler grad]

nothing I read mentions any use of alcohol...:thinking:

just not wearing any life jackets...

:confused:

[Emerson1]

Not wearing a life jacket + wrecking a jetski = bad decision making

bad decision making is usually caused by alcohol.

[PHS Wildcats]

not 100% true at all:eek:

[luvhoops34]

Originally posted by Emerson1
Not wearing a life jacket + wrecking a jetski = bad decision making

bad decision making is usually caused by alcohol.


It just means that some people are inherently STUPID.:D

[PHS Wildcats]

According to Espn, Hill body was recovered and the Girlfriend of Hill stated to the Coast Guard that the current of the lake caused the jet ski to flip. They were hold on to a branch and Hill was trying to keep her calm when the strong current swept him away.

So lets not just assume alcohol.

[kaorder1999]

Body of missing NFL player found 3:58 PM CDT

04:00 PM CDT on Monday, May 28, 2007
Associated Press



Marquise Hill NEW ORLEANS – A body believed to be New England Patriots defensive end Marquise Hill was found by searchers Monday, a day after he was reported missing following a jetski accident on Lake Pontchartrain.

"The family will have to make positive identification," Capt. Brian Clark of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Department said. "But the body we found was that of Mr. Marquise Hill."

The body was discovered about a quarter-mile from where Hill and a female companion were involved in the accident, Clark said.

The Coast Guard was called Sunday night, Petty Officer Tom Atkeson said. The search began immediately, using boats and helicopters.


By the time the body was found, the Coast Guard, Wildlife and Fisheries, the New Orleans Police Department and Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Department were involved, Clark said.

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.

Hill played on LSU's national championship team and was a second-round draft pick by New England in 2004.

"We are all shocked," Patriots owner Robert Kraft said in a statement.

The woman, whose identity was not available Monday morning, was rescued and sent to Tulane Medical Center where she told them Hill had tried to keep her calm as the two were drifting away from each other.

Neither Hill nor the woman wore a life preserver, Atkeson said.

[kaorder1999]

Laws are set for a reason. I hate that this happened but just think how things would be different today if they wore a life jacket?? I really hate this for the family...horrible holiday for them!

[pooch]

this was on the last page.