Marques Barraza

Marques Barraza played on the Tularosa football team for two seasons and was the starting running back his senior year. He drowned in Abiquiú Lake. Photo from Facebook

Marques Barraza, a Santa Fe teenager whose body was recovered Wednesday from Abiquiú Lake, was remembered as a hardworking, dedicated team player, his high school football coach said Thursday.

“Marques was, you know, that kid who had a smile on his face all the time,” said Richard Grace of Tularosa High School.

The search for Barraza, 19, began Tuesday afternoon after a 911 call of a reported drowning, according to KOB-TV.



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