MIAMI, Fla. (WFLA) — Professional soccer player Anton Walkes has died after a boat crash off the coast of Miami.
The 25-year-old soccer player was reportedly discovered unconscious and brought to a hospital after a crash between two boats close to the Miami Marine Stadium basin, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission mentioned.
FWC advised the Associated Press that Walkes was working one of many boats that crashed.
Walkes spent the final 9 years as a soccer player within the English Premier League and in Major League Soccer.
“We are deeply saddened to share that Anton Walkes has tragically passed away this morning,” Charlotte FC posted on Twitter. “May he rest in peace.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
