Indiana football player nearly drowns on Siesta

Indiana University football player Isaac Griffith is in critical condition after a current pulled him past the swim buoy at Siesta Key public beach Monday.

According to a report from the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office, Griffith went swimming after 6 p.m., after drinking alcohol with Nick Stoner and Ty Smith, fellow Indiana football players, and Mitch McCune in their hotel room. Griffith, 19, appeared distressed after floating 15 yards past the buoy, after which McCune brought him to shore and performed CPR.

Griffith's breath was short and sporadic, and he was unconscious before emergency personnel transported him to Sarasota Memorial Hospital. Griffith is currently in a medically induced coma, according to his father, Shannon Griffith's Twitter feed.

The National Weather Service had predicted severe thunderstorms throughout the day yesterday, which included warnings about the risk for riptides and damaging wind gusts.