ex - Cookman University student Damian Parks , 22 , drowned on Sunday . He and four friends had gone swimming in Daytona Beach at 3 am after bar - hopping , Volusia County Beach Safety Ocean officials said . Strong ##kins ##wain ##wright out to sea and his body was found on Monday . teammates who were with him said there ' was no foul play at all ' and that Parks had not been injured nor was he impaired in any way . The five students were part of a step team called Melodic Stepping Experience , which formed last year . Parks ' mother Carolyn Parks , who lost another son , aged 16 , six months ago , said that her son was not a good swimmer .
Bethune-Cookman University student Damian Parks , 22 , drowned on Sunday . He and four friends had gone swimming in Daytona Beach at 3am after bar-hopping , Volusia County Beach Safety Ocean Rescue said . Strong currents pulled Parks out to sea and his body was found on Monday . Friends who were with him said there 'was no foul play at all ' and that Parks had not been drinking nor was he impaired in any way . The five students were part of a step team called Melodic Stepping Experience , which formed last year . Parks ' mother Carolyn Parks , who lost another son , aged 16 , six months ago , said that her son was not a good swimmer .