THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

TAMPA, Fla. -- A doctor on Wednesday said it's a "miracle" that a man survived being in the cold Gulf water for nearly two days after the boat carrying him, two NFL players and another man capsized off the Florida coast.

Dr. Mark Rumbak said the 24-year-old is in good condition but will remain in intensive care in case there are complications. Schuyler spent about 46 hours in water with a temperature of 17 C in the Gulf of Mexico and probably could've lived only another five- to-10 hours if he wasn't rescued Monday, Rumbak added.

"To stay in the water for 46 hours and to be alive afterwards, I think it is a miracle," Rumbak said. "I really do.

"I can't explain it. Some divine providence, I really think."

The Coast Guard's search for the three others who had gone out on the fishing trip ended Tuesday. Still missing are Oakland Raiders linebacker Marquis Cooper, who owned the boat, free-agent NFL defensive lineman Corey Smith and former South Florida player William Bleakley.

Bleakley's mother said Schuyler gave her a harrowing account of the men's fight to survive after the boat capsized Saturday evening. Betty Bleakley said Schuyler told her the men swam back to the overturned boat after being repeatedly hurled by strong waves.

Bleakley and Schuyler, college teammates, managed to stick together for about 24 hours. She says they talked about how they would live their lives differently.

Cooper's family is still hoping to find him alive.

"We're not quitters," said his grandfather, Joseph Davis. "Even though they may stop the search, the search is going to go on."

They set up an e-mail address -- nflsearchandrescue@gmail.com -- and are asking experienced pilots and boaters who can help to contact them.