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FILE – Ghana midfielder Christian Atsu (R) is marked by Cameroon defender Gaetan Bong during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) soccer match between Cameroon and Ghana at Ismailia Stadium, June 29, 2019. (Photo by OZAN KOSE / AFP)
The body of former Ghana international Christian Atsu has been found after a major earthquake in Turkey, local media reported on Saturday, citing his manager.
Atsu, 31, was caught up in the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on February 6, killing more than 43,000 people in both countries.
There were initial reports that he had been rescued a day after the earthquake, but this turned out to be false.
His manager in Turkey, Murat Uzunmehmet, told the DHA news agency on Saturday that his body was found under the rubble in Turkey’s southern Hatay province.
“We have reached his lifeless body. His belongings are still being removed. The phone was also found,” Uzunmehmet told DHA.
Midfielder Atsu spent four seasons at Chelsea before making a permanent move to Newcastle in 2017. He signed in September for Turkish Super Lig club Hatayspor.
Search and rescue workers found Atsu’s body where he was staying at Ronesans Residence, a collapsed high-end luxury flat block in Hatay’s Antakya city.
Turkish police arrested the building contractor at Istanbul airport last week because he appeared to be traveling to Montenegro, according to state news agency Anadolu.
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