Argentine soccer player Lucas Trejo is mourning the death of his wife and two children after a 74-hour search to find them following the Venezuela earthquakes ended in tragedy.
Trejo, 38, had been desperately hoping for good news about his missing family but they were discovered dead on Saturday night, according to a friend of the family and fellow soccer player Edson Tortolero.
Trejo’s soccer team, Maritimo de la Guaira, then confirmed the news in a short statement, saying: ‘Club Sport Maritimo La Guaira deeply mourns the loss suffered by Lucas Trejo’s family; we ask for respect for his relatives and teammates. After a 74-hour search, they were found deceased.’
Tortolero released a statement on social media on Saturday night at 7:47pm, saying: ‘We inform all the people of Venezuela and Argentina that the bodies of Lucas Trejo’s family members have been found lifeless.
‘We thank everyone for the support and ask for the most sincere respect for his family at this time. WE PRAY FOR ETERNAL LIFE FOR THEM.’
Trejo has not yet commented publicly but hours before they were found, he shared a family picture of him with his wife and children on his own social media account.
Argentine soccer player Lucas Trejo is mourning the death of his wife and two children
Over 1,430 people have died from Wednesday’s rare double-earthquake in Venezeula
Reports in Argentina said his father and brother had flown to Venezuela to help him try and find his missing family.
Rescue efforts to find survivors from Wednesday’s devastating rare 7.2 and 7.5 double-earthquake have been intensifying with nearly 70,000 people reported missing.
Earlier on Saturday, Venezuelan former Major League Baseball player Gorkys Hernandez said his wife Deisy had died in the earthquake.
The death toll has reached 1,430 as of early Saturday evening.
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