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Swiss footballer Florijana Ismaili missing in Lake Como in Italy

cde.news desk · 1 min read
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epa07072427 Laura Deloose of Belgian Red Flames (L) and Florijana Ismaili of Switzerland fight for the ball during 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup play-off at the Stadium OH Leuven, in Leuven, Belgium, 05 October 2018. EPA-EFE/STEPHANIE LECOCQ

Florijana Ismaili, a female football player with the Swiss national team, has been declared missing after a swimming accident on Lake Como in Italy.

Ismaili, 24, has played for the BSC Young Boys women’s team since 2011 and is the club’s captain.

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Florijana Ismaili of Switzerland in action during 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup play-off at the Stadium OH Leuven, in Leuven, Belgium on 05 October 2018. EPA-EFE/STEPHANIE LECOCQ

According to the Italian daily Corriere della Sera, Ismaili had decided to spend a relaxing day at the lake with a teammate, and they had rented an inflatable boat near Musso. But after she  jumped in to the water,  she never surfaced again.

 

Via Corriere della Sera

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Topics Florijana IsmailiItalyLake ComoSwitzerland

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