Coast Guard searching for missing boat with NFL players

[McLite]

I don't understand why they would stop the search. The survivor stated they all put on life jackets and then the others drifted away.

What else does the CG have to do? Everyone is pretty certain they are dead but at least look for the bodies for another few days.

[mkharsh33]

apparently they found a life jacket and something else floating...who knows if it belonged to one of them, but just another bad aspect of the story.

[Brandon13]

Quote: Originally Posted by MattG

I don't understand why they would stop the search. The survivor stated they all put on life jackets and then the others drifted away. What else does the CG have to do? Everyone is pretty certain they are dead but at least look for the bodies for another few days.

There's a rumor that the other three, from being delirious or for whatever other reason, decided to take their life vests off.

[Lintyfresh85]

Worst part was, there was a helicopter that shined the light on all four but moved on without stopping... must not of seen them.

[ryanm1058123]

Nick Schuyler, the lone survivor from a Florida fishing-trip disaster involving two NFL players before the search was called off, revealed that the four lost men at one point had a helicopter hovering over them.


The helicopter's light shined down on the four, but must not have seen them. Schuyler said the NFL players -- Corey Smith and Marquis Cooper -- were first to drift away in the rough waves. He called former USF player Will Bleakley "a hero" for swimming under the capsized boat they were hanging onto to retrieve life vests. Bleakley eventually was separated too. The search for Cooper, Smith, and Bleakley was called off at sunset Tuesday.

[Blzer]

Quote: Originally Posted by Lintyfresh85

Worst part was, there was a helicopter that shined the light on all four but moved on without stopping... must not of seen them.

No!

[ProfessaPackMan]

Quote: Originally Posted by ryanm1058123

Nick Schuyler, the lone survivor from a Florida fishing-trip disaster involving two NFL players before the search was called off, revealed that the four lost men at one point had a helicopter hovering over them. The helicopter's light shined down on the four, but must not have seen them. Schuyler said the NFL players -- Corey Smith and Marquis Cooper -- were first to drift away in the rough waves. He called former USF player Will Bleakley "a hero" for swimming under the capsized boat they were hanging onto to retrieve life vests. Bleakley eventually was separated too. The search for Cooper, Smith, and Bleakley was called off at sunset Tuesday.

Wow...

[grunt]

This is so sad.