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Body of Missing Swiss Soccer Player Florijana Ismaili Found

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July 3, 2019Sports News
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Body of Missing Swiss Soccer Player Florijana Ismaili Found
Swiss Florijana Ismaili takes part in a training session at the FIFA Women's World Cup at Clark Stadium in Edmonton, Canada on June 13, 2015. (Geoff Robins/AFP/Getty Images)

The body of missing Swiss soccer player Florijana Ismaili has been found, days after she went missing following a swimming accident in Lake Como, northern Italy.

Italian rescue services told CNN that the soccer player’s body was found at a depth of 204 meters (670 feet) on Tuesday using a team of divers and an autonomous underwater vehicle.

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Florijana Ismaili and some of her Swiss teammates take part in a training session at the FIFA Women’s World Cup at Clark Stadium in Edmonton, Canada on June 13, 2015. (Geoff Robins/AFP/Getty Images)

Ismaili, 24, was captain of the BSC Young Boys women’s team and had been missing since Saturday afternoon.

Her soccer club confirmed her death in a statement on its website, writing: “We are very upset and deeply affected.”

Ismaili had played for the BSC Young Boys women’s team since 2011. She previously played for Swiss team FC Walperswil, and was in Switzerland’s national women’s team, making 33 international appearances in five years.

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Switzerland’s team players : (back row from L to R) midfielder Florijana Ismaili, defender Luana Buhler, goalkeeper Gaelle Thalmann, forward Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic, midfielder Lara Dickenmann, (front row from L to R) forward Eseosa Aigbogun, midfielder Malin Gut, forward Geraldine Reuteler, defender Noelle Maritz, midfielder Lia Walti and forward Ramona Bachmann pose for the team picture at the beginning of the Women’s 2019 World Cup qualification soccer match between Belgium and Switzerland, on Oct. 5, 2018. (David Catry/AFP/Getty Images)

“The BSC Young Boys offers its sincere condolences to Florijana Ismaili’s family and friends. In this difficult time, we wish them strength and courage. We will remember Florijana gratefully,” her club said.

Pitcher Tyler Skaggs Dead at 27

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs died on the morning of July 1, the team confirmed.

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Los Angeles Angels’ Tyler Skaggs pitches to the Tampa Bay Rays during the first inning of a baseball game in St. Petersburg, Fla., on June 13, 2019. (Chris O’Meara/AP Photo)

He last played on June 28 against the Oakland A’s.

The Angels confirmed his death on Twitter.

“It is with great sorrow that we report Tyler Skaggs passed away earlier today in Texas,” the team wrote. “Tyler has, and always will be, an important part of the Angels Family.”

“Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife Carli and his entire family during this devastating time,” the team also wrote.

The details surrounding his death are not clear.

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Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Tyler Skaggs throws to the Oakland Athletics during the first inning of a baseball game in Anaheim, Calif., on June 29, 2019. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/(AP Photo)

Epoch Times reporter Jack Phillips contributed to this article.

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