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Charlotte FC defender Anton Walkes died connected Jan. 19, his squad announced connected Instagram. Read statements from the club's proprietor and Major League Soccer.
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Charlotte FC defender Anton Walkes died connected Jan. 19, his squad confirmed. He was 25 years old.
"We are profoundly saddened to stock that Anton Walkes has tragically passed distant this morning," the nine wrote connected Instagram. "May helium remainder successful peace."
According to TMZ, Walkes died aft a vessel mishap successful Florida connected Jan. 18. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission told the outlet the athlete was recovered unconscious and received CPR from the Miami Fire Rescue section aft 2 boats crashed adjacent Miami Marine Stadium. Per TMZ, Walkes had been operating 1 of the boats astatine the clip of the accident, which is reportedly nether investigation.
Following the incident, Walkes was reportedly rushed to the hospital, wherever helium aboriginal passed away.
A nationalist accusation serviceman for the Miami Fire Rescue section confirmed to E! News that "they responded to an incidental successful the h2o and transported idiosyncratic to the hospital." However, the section did not stock immoderate further details oregon sanction the individual.
E! News has reached retired to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for remark but has yet to perceive back.
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Walkes was calved successful England successful 1997. According to the MLS, helium became a nonrecreational shot subordinate successful 2016 aft graduating from Tottenham Hotspur Football Club Academy and went connected to walk 3 seasons astatine Atlanta United earlier joining Charlotte FC during the 2021 MLS Expansion Draft.
"There are nary words to picture the sorrow of everyone successful Major League Soccer contiguous aft learning of the tragic passing of Anton Walkes of Charlotte FC," the league said successful a statement posted to Instagram. "Anton was a talented and dedicated subordinate who was loved by his teammates and fans. We widen our deepest condolences to his partner, family, friends and the full Charlotte FC family. MLS is coordinating with Charlotte FC to supply players and household members with the resources and enactment they whitethorn request during this tragic time."
Charlotte FC proprietor David Tepper remembered Walkes arsenic "a tremendous son, father, spouse and teammate whose joyous attack to beingness touched everyone helium met."
"Anton made those astir him amended radical successful each areas of beingness and represented Charlotte FC to the highest modular some connected and disconnected the pitch," helium said successful a statement. "He volition beryllium greatly missed by galore and our thoughts and prayers are with Anton's household during this heartbreaking time. The Club offers its afloat enactment to each those impacted during this play of mourning."
Charlotte FC Sporting Director Zoran Krneta besides expressed however the enactment is "heartbroken from the nonaccomplishment of Anton Walkes, a genuinely unthinkable father, loving idiosyncratic and outstanding quality being."
"Anton embodied what it means to beryllium a portion of Charlotte Football Club and our full assemblage is grieving implicit this tragedy," helium added. "The interaction helium made successful the locker country and passim Charlotte volition ne'er beryllium forgotten. We are reasoning of his beauteous household during this clip and volition enactment them afloat successful each mode imaginable."
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