article_snippet.sent: A Florida university is investigating the death of a student who drowned in Daytona Beach to determine whether or not hazing was involved.
article_snippet.sent: Students who were with Parks, who were all part of a step team called Melodic Stepping Experience, which formed last year, said no hazing was involved.
article_snippet.sent: Uamil Turner, who was at the beach, said 'it wasn't hazing', and her son was unsure where the rumor came from.
article_snippet.sent: Deputy Chief Ray Manchester of Volusia County Beach Safety Ocean Rescue said there's no sign of hazing in the incident and that the men had, however, been out bar-hopping before going for a swim.
article_snippet.sent: Deputy Chief Ray Manchester of Volusia County Beach Safety Ocean Rescue added that Deputy Chief Ray Manchester of Volusia County Beach Safety Ocean Rescue believed 'the men may have been drinking' and that the ocean was rough when the men entered the water.
highlights_snippet.sent: Bethune-Cookman University and four friends had gone swimming in Daytona Beach at 3am after bar-hopping, Volusia County Beach Safety Ocean Rescue said .
  