Search Called Off For UNR Football Player Missing In Lake Tahoe

RENO, Nev. (AP) -- Rescue crews have called off the search for a University of Nevada, Reno football player who went missing in Lake Tahoe.

Placer County Sheriff's spokeswoman Dena Erwin said Saturday that 20-year-old Marc Ma was presumed drowned.

Ma had been on a paddle board trip with several football players Friday afternoon when the group encountered strong winds off Lake Tahoe's west shore. Ma's board was found adrift.

Ma, of Honolulu, is listed on the Nevada Wolf Pack website as a sophomore who plays defensive end.

Placer County officials say they will continue looking for Ma, but the search is now considered one of recovery, not rescue.

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