Former Belleville, Michigan football DB Andre Seldon Jr. dies in drowning accident
Former Belleville High School football star and Michigan football defensive back Andre Seldon Jr. died at the age of 22 after an apparent drowning at a dam in Utah on Saturday.
Officials from the Cache County Sheriff's Office initially announced a search and rescue mission was underway around 2:20 p.m. on Saturday after a "young adult male was seen diving from the cliffs into the water and did not resurface."
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In the early hours of Sunday morning, the sheriff's office confirmed that the Utah Department of Public Safety dive team found the man, later identified as Seldon, under the water in Porcupine Reservoir.
Seldon started his career playing for Michigan football and enrolled in Ann Arbor in January of 2020. He played for two seasons with the Wolverines, making one appearance in 2021 and one in 2022, before heading to New Mexico State for the next two seasons, eventually transferring to Utah State this past offseason.
The Utah State football program confirmed on Sunday morning that Seldon passed away, saying it is mourning the loss of its student athlete.
The Utah State University community is mourning the death of football student-athlete Andre Seldon Jr.
Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and loved ones. pic.twitter.com/cIScmcewp5— USU Football (@USUFootball) July 21, 2024
The Cache County Sheriff's Office said the early investigation "leads us to believe this is a tragic accident as multiple witnesses recount the same information."
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Former Belleville, Michigan football DB Andre Seldon Jr. dies at 22
