Sadly, there is some closure for the family, friends and teammates of Marc Ma.
In mid-June of last year, Ma was one of a half-dozen or so Nevada football players who went paddle boarding on Lake Tahoe. At some point, the group, only one of whom was wearing a life vest, was all washed off their boards, with the 20-year-old Ma heading back to shore to get help.
Ma subsequently disappeared, with the marina staff finding only his paddle board and personal flotation device. It was presumed that Ma had drowned as his body wasn’t recovered.
That all changed over the weekend as Ma’s head coach, Brian Polian, confirmed Tuesday that the player’s body has been recovered from Lake Tahoe.pic.twitter.com/ZZMfetqeMw
— Brian Polian (@BrianPolian) July 31, 2017
The recovery came, mynews4.com writes, after “Ma’s family hired private contractor “Bruce’s Legacy,” which is equipped with a specialized robotic camera system. Ma’s body was found in 240 feet of water very near where he was last seen, and was brought to shore with the aid of personnel from the Placer County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Coast Guard.