Former NFL quarterback Ryan Mallett has died following an accidental drowning in Florida. He was 35. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Mallet’s death Tuesday in a statement shared to Facebook.
Per the OCSO, first responders were called to the beach behind 775 Gulf Shore Drive in Destin around 2:00 p.m., when they discovered a group of people in the water near the second sandbar who had reportedly been struggling to make their way back to shore.
One of the individuals, an adult male, who was later identified as Mallett, went under and lifeguards say he was not breathing when pulled out.
Lifesaving measures were immediately taken, and Mallett was transported to a nearby hospital where he was ultimately pronounced dead.
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