Accident at Lake Berta
16-year-old Düsseldorf talent drowns while swimming
Fortuna Düsseldorf is in shock. As the traditional German club announced on its social media channels on Wednesday afternoon, youth player Newton Opoku-Mensah died in a swimming accident at the age of just 16.
According to the German newspaper "Bild", the U17 player had gone swimming with other youngsters from a soccer camp at Duisburg's Bertasee on Tuesday afternoon. At around 6.30 p.m., the fire department and water rescue team arrived at the scene of the accident to rescue the submerged footballer. Although Opoku-Mensah could have been resuscitated, doctors at the hospital were forced to pronounce his death at around 8.30 pm.
"We mourn the loss of U17 player Newton Opoku-Mensah, who died yesterday after a swimming accident. The condolences of the entire Fortuna family go out to his family, the entire U17 team and the staff at the NLZ," read a Fortuna statement.
Program canceled
It is still unclear how the tragedy occurred, but the match and training activities of the Düsseldorf youth teams have been suspended until further notice.
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