DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla., Nov. 1. ALAN Ebersole, a Princeton University swimmer, drowned in the Atlantic Ocean off South Florida, police said Saturday.<\/p>\n
Ebersole, 20, of Vicksburg, Miss., was found early Saturday in the shallow surf about three-quarters of a mile from where he was last seen in the water, according to the Broward County Sheriff's Office.<\/p>\n
Ebersole had a broken neck, but the county medical examiner said the cause of death was drowning. Detectives found no signs of foul play and no indication of drugs or alcohol.<\/p>\n
Ebersole, a sophomore, was staying with teammates in Deerfield Beach on a training trip during the school's fall break. He and two friends went swimming in the ocean late Friday near their hotel.<\/p>\n
His friends came ashore and thought Ebersole had already returned to his room, deputies said. When they noticed his clothes on the beach, they summoned a coach and other swimmers to begin a search.<\/p>\n
Alan was a former USA Swimming athlete representative from Mississippi, and was the older brother of current athlete rep., Bern Ebersole. <\/p>\n
Bryan Jones, head of the Athletes' Executive Committee, commented: "Our thoughts and prayers go out to Alan\u2019s family as they deal with this tragedy."<\/p>\n
We, at SwimInfo<\/b>, also send our thoughts and prayers to Alan's family, friends and teammates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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