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Report: Wyoming football signee presumed drowned after being swept out to sea by rip current
By Adam Spencer
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The Wyoming football family is in mourning this week after a 2019 signee is feared to have drowned on Thursday evening.
Per a report from Trib.com, 18-year-old DL Naphtali Moimoi was swept out to see by a rip current on Thursday in the Pacific Ocean.
The incident took place in Half Moon Bay, where Moimoi was reportedly boogie boarding. Authorities transitioned from a rescue mission to a recovery mission:
The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office tweeted Thursday evening that it had transitioned “from a rescue to a water recovery” in the possible drowning incident, thought it did not name the 18-year-old male victim. Multiple Bay Area TV stations have identified the teenager as Naphtali Moimoi, a senior defensive lineman from Hayward High in California who signed with the Cowboys in December. Moimoi reportedly was on a boogie board at Half Moon Bay when he was swept to sea by a rip current.
Moimoi was a 2-star recruit in the 2019 class, per the 247Sports composite. The defensive lineman played at Hayward High School in Hayward, California.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
