Boater found, NFL players still missing off Florida, guard says

by Blue Crush | March 2, 2009 at 11:24 am
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CLEARWATER, Florida (CNN) -- One of four boaters who went missing off the Florida coast Saturday has been found, according to the Coast Guard. Three others, including two NFL players, are still missing.
The overturned boat was found this afternoon, with NFler Nick Schuyler clinging to it, according to US Coast Guard.
Oakland Raiders linebacker Marquis Cooper and NFL free agent Corey Smith, who played for the Detroit Lions for the past three seasons, have not returned from a fishing trip Saturday in water off Clearwater, family members and colleagues said Sunday.
"It feels like my greatest fear coming true -- it doesn't feel real," Cooper's wife, Rebekah, told CNN affiliate WTSP in Tampa on Sunday afternoon. "I'm just waiting for a phone call." Video Watch relatives, friends express concern for missing boaters ยป
Anyone with information on the boaters is asked to phone 727-824-7506

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