Missing ex lover-South Carolina quarterback discovered to life on a kayak in the Florida Gulf after fishing expedition goes awry

East University of South Carolina Quarterback Chris Smelley, that was reported missing out on Thursday, has actually been found by the united state Coast Guard, regarding 12 hours after he was seen angling in the Gulf of Mexico, police in Florida verified.Is

The Walton County Sheriff’s Office released a news release requesting assistance situating the 37-year-old previous constable. SEC player, He was last seen around 8:30 a.m. while angling in a kayak in the Gulf of Mexico nearGrayton Beach

Chris Smellie, # 7 of the South Carolina Gamecocks, calls the play versus the Georgia Bulldogs throughout their video game at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina on September 13, 2008. (Streeter Leca/Getty Images)

Several neighborhood firms, the United States Coast Guard and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Agency, were called to sign up with the search.

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Nearly 12 hours after he was last seen, authorities verified that Smellie had actually been securely situated.

US Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans sent off an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter, which discovered Smellie regarding 2 miles off the shore ofGrayton Beach

Courtney Brown, # 90, of the Clemson Tigers, obtains stress on Chris Smellie, # 7, of the South Carolina Gamecocks, throughout the 2nd fifty percent at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina on November 29, 2008. The Tigers beat the Gamecocks 31– 14. (Rex Brown/Getty Images)

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Footage shared by the Coast Guard on Twitter revealed the minute rescuers discovered his only kayak. Authorities stated he was moved to a good friend’s vessel that was looking for him in the location.

Smellie played 3 periods with the South Carolina Gamecocks from 2006– 2008. He was 9-6 as the group’s beginning quarterback. In his last period, he finished 169 masquerade 1,922 backyards and 14 goals in 12 video games.

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He later on moved to Alabama in 2009 to bet the Crimson Tide baseball group.

South Carolina Gamecocks’ number 7 Chris Smellie tosses a pass versus the Arkansas Razorbacks on November 8, 2008 at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia,South Carolina South Carolina beat the Razorbacks 34– 21. (Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)

Smellie currently works as the head football trainer atSylacauga High School

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