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• Nick Schuyler is a former football player at University of South Florida who was reported missing on March 1, 2009, after he did not return from a fishing trip he and three other men started the day before. The other men were two NFL players, Marquis Cooper and Corey Smith, and former South Florida Bulls football player Will Bleakley.

  On March 2, 2009, Schuyler was found alive, clinging to the boat, which had overturned.Fox Sports: Report: NFL player's boat found; at least 1 survivor (March 2, 2009) He was hospitalized for dehydration and hypothermia and was released on March 5, 2009.ESPN.com: Source: Schuyler Out of Hospital

• Fast Facts

  1. Former football player of the University of South Florida Bulls football team
  2. Was a walk-on defensive lineman for The Bulls in 2006, but never played in a gamemsnbc: 2 Former Bucs, 2 Ex USF Players Missing In Gulf (March 2, 2009)
  3. Reported missing on March 1, 2009 off Clearwater, Florida
  4. Did not return from a fishing trip which started the day before
  5. Found on March 2, 2009, clinging to the boatTampa Bay Online: Coast Guard finds one man clinging to boat (March 2, 2009)
  6. The boat had turned upside downFox Sports: Report: NFL player's boat found; at least 1 survivor (March 2, 2009)
  7. Hospitalized at Tampa General Hospital for three daysTampa Bay Online: Coast Guard finds one man clinging to boat (March 2, 2009)
  8. Found 38 miles west of Tampa BayTampa Bay Online: Coast Guard finds one man clinging to boat (March 2, 2009)
  9. The other passengers have not been foundCentral Florida 13 News: Coast Guard Suspending Search For Missing Boaters (March 3, 2009)
  10. The search for the others called off at 6: 30 p.m. on March 3, 2009Central Florida 13 News: Coast Guard Suspending Search For Missing Boaters (March 3, 2009)
  11. Investigation revealed the boat was improperly anchoredESPN.com: Report: Boat Not Properly Anchored

• Search

  The U.S. Coast Guard called off the search for the other three men at 6:30 p.m. on March 3, 2009, saying they would have been found by then if they were still alive.ESPN: Search for missing boaters nears end (March 3, 2009)

  Schuyler told authorities that the two NFL players had given up hope after hours of not being found, reportedly taking off their life jackets and drifting off to sea.FOXNews.com: Florida Boat Accident Survivor: 2 NFL Players Gave Up Hope

• Disappearance

  Nick Schuyler, Oakland Raiders player Marquis Cooper, Detroit Lions player Corey Smith and former University of South Florida football player William Bleakley went on a fishing trip on February 28, 2008, off Clearwater, Florida. They were reported missing on March 1, 2009. The weather was calm in the early day of February 28, but storm resulted in heavy waves later in the night.ABC 15: Son of Phoenix TV anchor among 4 missing off Florida coast (March 2, 2009) The boat was owned by Cooper.Bay News 9: Coast Guard finds person clinging to overturned boat (March 2, 2009)

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  Marquis Cooper | Corey Smith | Rebekah Cooper | Will Bleakley | Boynton Beach Boat Accident

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