Man dies jumping off boat to catch football in Florida Keys

Author: AP
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Credit: CBS

Authorities said that a California man died after diving off a boat to catch a football and landing in shallow water in the Florida Keys on Saturday.

Witnesses told Monroe County Sheriff’s officials that 46-year-old Liam John Daly took a diving leap into the water but was facedown and unresponsive when he resurfaced.

The Sun-Sentinel reported that authorities met the pontoon boat back at the docks and transported the San Diego resident to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.

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