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Former University of South Carolina quarterback Chris Smelley, who was reported missing on Thursday, has been located by the U.S. Coast Guard nearly 12 hours after he was seen leaving to go fishing in the Gulf of Mexico, law enforcement in Florida confirmed.
The Walton County Sheriff’s Office put out a press release asking for help in locating the 37-year-old former SEC player, who was last seen at around 8:30 a.m. when he went fishing in a kayak in the Gulf of Mexico off Grayton Beach.
Chris Smelley, #7 of the South Carolina Gamecocks, calls a play against the Georgia Bulldogs during their game at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina, on September 13, 2008. (Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
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