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Jameer Nelson's father missing
Delaware River searched for father of basketball star
Posted: Friday August 31, 2007 11:06AM; Updated: Friday August 31, 2007 1:11PM
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CHESTER, Pa. (AP) -- The disappearance of the father of Orlando Magic player Jameer Nelson mystified co-workers at a Delaware River tugboat company, who last saw him walking across a dock Thursday.
Divers, the U.S. Coast Guard and trained dogs continued searching Friday for Floyd "Pete" Nelson, 57, in and around the fast-moving river. Nelson had been working Thursday in a dry dock area and was last seen walking toward a tug used as a break room, according to Harry Hays, the owner of Hays Tug & Launch Service.
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Nelson was last seen at about 11 a.m. Thursday. His lunch and car keys were found in the tug's kitchen area, and his car nearby, Chester Police Chief John Finnegan said. Searchers were examining a three-foot gap between the tug and the dock.
"If he was in that location and something happened to him medically, he might have fallen over," Finnegan said. "I can't think of anything else, unless he walked off, but I don't know why he would."
Nelson, a welder, had worked for the company for about a decade.
"His son wanted him retired, but he said, 'No way. I love my job.' He just told me that about a month ago," Hays said. "He's a wonderful guy. Everybody liked him."
Nelson's girlfriend and two sons have been on the scene, Hays said. Jameer Nelson arrived Friday morning in a black SUV and was seen speaking with officials involved in the search.
Floyd Nelson, a Vietnam War veteran, wrote a book about his son's basketball career in 2004 entitled "Jameer."
Jameer Nelson was a basketball standout at Chester High School and Saint Joseph's University. He was a first-round draft pick in the 2004 NBA draft and is the starting point guard for the Magic.
Copyright 2007 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Delaware River searched for father of basketball star
Posted: Friday August 31, 2007 11:06AM; Updated: Friday August 31, 2007 1:11PM
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CHESTER, Pa. (AP) -- The disappearance of the father of Orlando Magic player Jameer Nelson mystified co-workers at a Delaware River tugboat company, who last saw him walking across a dock Thursday.
Divers, the U.S. Coast Guard and trained dogs continued searching Friday for Floyd "Pete" Nelson, 57, in and around the fast-moving river. Nelson had been working Thursday in a dry dock area and was last seen walking toward a tug used as a break room, according to Harry Hays, the owner of Hays Tug & Launch Service.
adsonar_placementId=1292989;adsonar_pid=769770;adsonar_ps=-1;adsonar_zw=300;adsonar_zh=175;cnnad_createSL();"We didn't see nothing or hear nothing, and the boys on the dry docks heard nothing, seen nothing. So it's a mystery to all of us," Hays said Friday.
Nelson was last seen at about 11 a.m. Thursday. His lunch and car keys were found in the tug's kitchen area, and his car nearby, Chester Police Chief John Finnegan said. Searchers were examining a three-foot gap between the tug and the dock.
"If he was in that location and something happened to him medically, he might have fallen over," Finnegan said. "I can't think of anything else, unless he walked off, but I don't know why he would."
Nelson, a welder, had worked for the company for about a decade.
"His son wanted him retired, but he said, 'No way. I love my job.' He just told me that about a month ago," Hays said. "He's a wonderful guy. Everybody liked him."
Nelson's girlfriend and two sons have been on the scene, Hays said. Jameer Nelson arrived Friday morning in a black SUV and was seen speaking with officials involved in the search.
Floyd Nelson, a Vietnam War veteran, wrote a book about his son's basketball career in 2004 entitled "Jameer."
Jameer Nelson was a basketball standout at Chester High School and Saint Joseph's University. He was a first-round draft pick in the 2004 NBA draft and is the starting point guard for the Magic.
Copyright 2007 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.