Soccer-Cagliari striker Trepy out of induced coma after swimming pool accident


Soccer Football - Serie A - Cagliari v Napoli - Unipol Domus, Cagliari, Italy - March 20, 2026 Cagliari's Yael Trepy REUTERS/Ciro De Luca

ROME, Aug ⁠18 (Reuters) - Cagliari striker Yael Trepy ⁠has been taken out of ‌a medically induced coma and no longer requires mechanical ventilation after almost drowning in ​a swimming pool on ⁠Sunday, the Serie ⁠A club said on Tuesday, citing ⁠the latest ‌medical bulletin.

The player was admitted to Santissima ⁠Annunziata Hospital in Sassari, Sardinia, after suffering ​respiratory ‌complications caused by the incident.

Doctors ⁠said Trepy ​had regained consciousness and was fully alert, adding that he was ⁠responsive and showed no ​signs of neurological impairment. His respiratory and cardiovascular condition remained stable.

Trepy remains ⁠in intensive care, where doctors are continuing to closely monitor his condition, including his respiratory function.

The 20-year-old ​Frenchman joined Cagliari's ⁠academy in 2022, and made his ​senior debut in January, ‌scoring on his ​Serie A debut.

(Writing by Francesca Piscioneri, editing by Pritha Sarkar)

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