Missing Navy sailor from South Florida honored at high school lacrosse district championship game

Mid-field tribute held for (WPLG)

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla – A special midfield tribute was made moments before Saturday’s high school lacrosse district championship between the St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders and Marjory Stoneman Douglas Eagles.

The Raiders paid tribute to former teammate Séamus Gray, the 21-year-old Navy sailor that vanished in Chicago last month.

Seamus played lacrosse at St. Thomas back in 2020.

He lived in Jupiter and would get up at 4:30 a.m. and get on the Tri-Rail to get to school in Fort Lauderdale.

Gray’s mother was presented with the jersey he wore.

Authorities said foul play is suspected in his disappearance.

According to the Waukegan Police Department, Gray was last seen leaving Ibiza bar on March 21.

His body has not yet been found.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts should call 911.


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Ryan Mackey is a Digital Journalist at WPLG. He was born in Long Island, New York, and has lived in Sunrise, Florida since 1994.

Jeff Weinsier joined Local 10 News in September 1994. He is currently an investigative reporter for Local 10. He is also responsible for the very popular Dirty Dining segments.

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