Mourning in the world of football and in German football in particular: he passed away at just 16 years old Newton Opoku Mensaha player who played in the youth team of Fortuna Dusseldorfwhich has now suspended youth activities following the tragic news.
The cause is drowning, due to a dive in the Berta lake, the rescue attempts by the special teams and some passers-by were in vain. The sad news was given on Tuesday evening, when at 18:30 after the dive the firefighters were called. About 50 people between firefighters and civilians tried to save him, but without success. The young man was first resuscitated and then taken to the hospital, where the doctors were unable to prevent the worst.
The local police spokeswoman, Julia Schindler, he told the press: “The boy, together with other teenagers, had gone to Bertasee. We are investigating to reconstruct the circumstances that then led to the accident and the tragic epilogue.”