by Nicholas Papadopolous
Patriot’s Defensive Lineman Marquise Hill was found dead yesterday following a Jet Ski accident on Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans. Hill and a fellow woman were riding Jet Ski’s after dark without wearing life jackets when they encountered difficulties and they fell off the Jet Ski into the water.
The woman was rescued that night (Sunday) and when the rescuer went to save Hill, he had disappeared into the darkness because of the strong New Orleans’s current. Hill’s family reported that Hill was a good swimmer, but the girl couldn’t swim very well.
Why weren’t they wearing life jackets?
Since the woman wasn’t able to swim well, I think they were being rather careless by not wearing life jackets. I think of Jet Ski’s as motorcycles on water, they are both exhilarating and highly dangerous…And much like motorcyclist, some Jet Skiers refuse to wear the necessary safety equipment.
I think it should be a law in all states that anybody riding a jet ski must wear a life jacket. If that law was in effect, Marquise Hill’s life might have been sparred.
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