http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/05/28/bc.fbn.hillsearch.ap/index.html?cnn=yes

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" Coast guard finds Patriot in Lake Pontchartrain Posted: Monday May 28, 2007 11:46AM; Updated: Monday May 28, 2007 4:20PM NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- A body believed to be New England Patriots player 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 were 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. "It's so important to have a life jacket and a signaling device," Atkeson said. "One keeps you afloat and the other helps us find you." Elias said Hill, a defensive end, spent much of his time since Hurricane Katrina helping family members rebuild their homes. Copyright 2007 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. "

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5/28/2007 4:46:47 PM

unfortunate

5/28/2007 4:52:00 PM

shit happens.

5/28/2007 4:52:01 PM

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"Neither Hill nor the woman wore a life preserver"

i don't care who you are, if you are in any public waters on memorial day weekend...you better have a life vest on...that's just stupid, although unfortunate.

5/28/2007 5:18:45 PM

wonder if either party had been drinking......

5/28/2007 6:54:10 PM

That's terrible. But, really, who doesn't wear a life vest when on the water?!

5/28/2007 7:04:27 PM

...something about black people and being able to swim...

5/28/2007 7:09:01 PM

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"But, really, who doesn't wear a life vest when on the water?!"

Most people don't.

5/29/2007 12:24:13 AM

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" Brian Clark of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Department said"

nice to see BC got a good job

5/29/2007 12:27:16 AM

who is brian clark?

5/29/2007 12:38:14 AM

the guy that used to catch jay davis passes with his chin

5/29/2007 1:24:12 AM

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"nice to see BC got a good job "

somebody drowned and that is all the good you have to say.........asshole

5/29/2007 4:15:33 AM

most people on jet ski wear vest don't they?

5/29/2007 6:30:28 AM

no

most people can swim

5/29/2007 8:01:53 AM

that's some stupid ass logic.

if you get in a high speed jet ski accident and break your arm or leg, how the fuck are you going to swim then?

5/29/2007 9:49:44 AM

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"the guy that used to catch jay davis passes with his chin when they missed the opposing corner"

5/29/2007 9:59:10 AM

you people really don't wear life vests on the water?

I wouldn't get a boat, much less a jet ski, without one.

5/29/2007 10:53:54 AM

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"if you get in a high speed jet ski accident and break your arm or leg, how the fuck are you going to swim then?"

FLOATING

5/29/2007 11:04:19 AM

^^
Boat moving: Keep on lifejacket
Just floating in place: OK without lifejacket

5/29/2007 11:16:28 AM

^^ depending on the extent of injury that may or may not be possible.

either way, you're a fucking idiot if you don't wear one.

hell, honestly, it's probably better for those of you who don't wear them. Survival of the fittest and all that.

5/29/2007 11:22:39 AM

i'll wear one on a jet ski just in case. i can swim quite well... but heck if i somehow managed to mess myself up, i'd prefer i could still float by default... crap happens regardless, and drowning just isn't my thing...

sad to hear about all this

5/29/2007 11:25:08 AM

Life Jackets on jet skis are ok. Only girls wear them on a fucking boat.

5/29/2007 11:39:20 AM

the nerve of some people...

RIP 'Quise. I've been in touch with one of his HS classmates... dude is DOWN right now.

5/29/2007 11:49:05 AM

i think you are required to wear a life jacket on jet skis

5/29/2007 1:39:57 PM

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5/29/2007 2:57:01 PM