Patriots Marquise Hill presumed dead in jetski accident

May 28, 2007

New Orleans, LA - New England Patriots player Marquise Hill was reported missing and is presumed dead after a jetski accident on Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana where Coast Guard crews were still searching for him on Monday.

New England Patriots player Marquise Hill was reported missing and is presumed dead after a jetski accident on Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana where Coast Guard crews were still searching for him on Monday.

"We searched throughout the night," Petty Officer Tom Atkeson told the AP news agency.

From a Coast Guard press release: The Coast Guard is continuing the search for a man who was reported missing in Lake Pontchartrain May 27, 2007 at approximately 9:30 p.m.

Missing is Marquise Hill, 25, a New Orleans native and defensive end for the New England Patriots.

Rescue Boat Crews from Coast Guard Station New Orleans and a rescue helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans searched throughout the night for Hill.

The Coast Guard and Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will continue the search throughout the day.