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UNHWildCats
March 1st, 2009, 02:37 PM
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP)—Two NFL players are among a group of boaters reported missing off Florida’s Gulf Coast.

Sports agent Ron Del Duca said his client, Detroit Lions (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/det/;_ylt=Alggjw0gBfxpwnvdB6bJoX0dsLYF) defensive end Corey Smith (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/6239/), and Oakland Raiders (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/oak/;_ylt=Ah7r.gFECuKLI9iyUz8im.8dsLYF) linebacker Marquis Cooper (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/6838/;_ylt=AglKoXSH2AJdsuf42JilGQ4dsLYF) were two of the four boaters who were reported missing Sunday morning by the Coast Guard.

The Coast Guard issued a statement saying the boaters were on a 21-foot vessel that left Clearwater Pass on Saturday morning for a fishing trip and did not return as expected. Crews used a helicopter and a 47-foot motor-life boat to search a 750-square mile area west of Clearwater Pass on Sunday.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=AvNSlZM2gcR7v4WQ4QC9vPE5nYcB?slug=ap-missingboaters-nfl&prov=ap&type=lgns

blueballs
March 1st, 2009, 03:14 PM
Not a good day to be stranded in the Gulf... it was stormy this morning now it is windy as all get out. The water will be VERY rough today and temps are dropping (currently in the high 50's in Central FL) fast. If they don't find them by this evening I don't like their chances at all as it is supposed to be in the 40's by Tuesday morning with highs in the 60's.

93henfan
March 1st, 2009, 03:16 PM
May God bless them.

ISUMatt
March 1st, 2009, 05:57 PM
I hope it went quick for them