View Full Version : New England Patriot Missing on Lake Pontchartrain
tangledupinblue
05-28-2007, 02:11 PM
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/05/28/bc.fbn.hillsearch.ap/index.html?cnn=yes
rosetree
05-28-2007, 02:21 PM
This really sucks...
I heard about the CG's efforts this morning, but didn't realize it was Hill.
The worst part of it is that it probably could have been prevented.."Neither Hill nor the woman wore a life preserver, Atkeson said"
When you are out on the water, WEAR YOUR LIFE PRESERVER!
rosetree
05-28-2007, 04:01 PM
So sad...according to CNN, Marquis Hill's body was recovered from the lake....so sad :(
tangledupinblue
05-28-2007, 04:15 PM
So sad...according to CNN, Marquis Hill's body was recovered from the lake....so sad :(
OH MAN< they found him? Lake P is not a lake to mess with. That choppiness will kick your A%#!!
ibjamn
05-28-2007, 07:19 PM
He may have been ok if they had been out in the lake, but they were by the Seabrook bridge, in the channel that connects to the Industrial canal. The currents around there are wicked. So sad, only 24y/o!
Wear your LIFE jackets, folks!
McGregor
05-28-2007, 08:46 PM
3 people died on the Alabama coast this weekend as well because of the currents.
ciscokid
05-28-2007, 10:09 PM
he was on our plane back to ny from jazz fest, i was sitting next to him in the waiting area, he was playing with his son.
omg!
mightyradgumbo
05-29-2007, 12:38 AM
This guy was an absolute gentle giant. Seeing him in pre-games a few times, it was evident that this kid, really, had his whole life ahead of him.
Zydekitten
05-29-2007, 01:06 AM
As your friendly neighborhood river/sea kayaking rat on the Bored, I'll strongly echo Rosy and Jenn - please, please, PLEASE always wear PFDs/life-jackets . . . even if you think the water is safe, even if it's a water-play place you've been to before!!!
We never, EVER not wear PFDs on the river that we raft over and over again, summer after summer after summer - even to wade out and swim in the "shallow" rapids.
It's such an easy thing and can prevent a tragic event such as this one. :(
They may not be cool, but they will save your life.
['kay - here endeth the lecture :)]
TheGuzilla
05-29-2007, 02:55 AM
as a Pats fan, New Orleans fan and (mostly) safe Jet Skiing advocate... this is pretty brutal. By all accounts Marquise was a solid guy. Tough to lose one of the good ones...