Family Calls Off Search For Missing NFL Player

Florida Nfl The family of Marquis Cooper says they have decided to discontinue their search for the 26-year-old man and two friends still missing in the Gulf of Mexico.

by The Associated Press

Published: Fri, March 06, 2009 - 1:30 pm CST

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - The family of NFL player Marquis Cooper
says they have decided to discontinue their search for the
26-year-old man and two friends still missing in the Gulf of
Mexico.
In a statement released Friday, Bruce Cooper said his family is
beginning the healing process, and needs time to be together and
remember his son. Cooper described his son as a great father and
husband.
The football player was aboard a 21-foot fishing boat last
Saturday evening when it capsized in rough seas. Only former
University of South Florida player Nick Schuyler was found alive.
The Coast Guard called off its search on Tuesday, but the Cooper
family had remained optimistic, enlisting private pilots and
charter boats on Wednesday to continue searching for Marquis
Cooper.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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Fri, Mar 06, 2009 at 7:18 pm

think i wil stick to getting my fish in sticks

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