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Cagliari's Yael Trepy in intensive care after nearly drowning in swimming pool

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French footballer Yael Trepy, who plays for Serie A club Cagliari, is in intensive care, the Italian club confirmed on Monday, with media reporting the 20-year-old nearly drowned in a swimming pool.

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/cagliari/SCGVmKHb/"]Cagliari[/a] said [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/trepy-yael/EuMkHut7/"]Trepy[/a] [b]"is currently in intensive care at the hospital in Sassari,"[/b] adding the club remains[b] "in close contact with the medical staff and the player's family".[/b][/p][p]"The club asks for privacy to be respected and will provide further updates as soon as possible," Cagliari said in a statement without disclosing the circumstances of the accident.[/p][embed guid="b3f79c6b-839d-4df1-8484-edc1cc838a24" url="https://x.com/BBCMOTD/status/2089300401694904474" social-type="twitter" /][p]Italian media reported Trepy had to be rescued after swallowing a lot of water in a swimming pool on Sunday in Porto Cervo, northern Sardinia.[/p][p]He was placed in a medically induced coma, the reports added.[/p]

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