Patriots' Marquis Hill Missing

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Authorities have turned their search from rescue to recovery for former LSU football standout Marquise Hill, now a defensive end for the New England Patriots, who went missing Sunday night after falling off a jet ski in Lake Pontchartrain.

Lt. Steve McManus of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said officials decided to focus on recovering Hill's body after witnesses saw him go under the water without resurfacing. Authorities are trying to determine with the help of family members Hill's exact location at the time he and a woman fell from the craft, McManus said.

Petty Officer Tom Atkeson said the Coast Guard has crews in a helicopter and boat searching the lake near the Industrial Canal. Wildlife and Fisheries also is participating in the effort with another boat.

http://blog.nola.com/times-picayune/2007/0...ontinues_f.html

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Authorities pulled the body of Marquis Hill, a former LSU football standout and New England Patriot, from Lake Ponchartrain this afternoon, after he fell off a jet ski Sunday night.

Hill's body was recovered around 2:15 p.m. He was taken by authorities to the Orleans Parish Coroner's Office.