USU football player died in Porcupine Dam cliff diving accident [Video]

LOGAN, Utah — Utah State University football player, Andre Seldon Jr., has died after a cliff diving accident at Porcupine Dam. 

Cache County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release on Saturday that Seldon was cliff diving around 2:20 p.m. at the reservoir and did not resurface from the water. The Utah Department of Public Safety dive team later found Seldon at 9:05 p.m. that night.

“Our heartfelt condolence go to family and friends of the student athlete,” Cache County Sheriff’s Office said in the news release. “Students who may be struggling with this event can reach out to the university for mental health services.”

A USU news release stated that Seldon was a New Mexico State University football player for two seasons and spent two seasons at Michigan. He was also a football player while attending Belleville High School in Belleville, Michigan.

“Our football program is heartbroken to have to endure the loss of one of our own,” Interim …