Fears grow for missing footballer Florijana Ismaili after swimming accident on Lake Como as police continue search for Young Boys captain

SWISS international footballer Florijana Ismaili is missing after going swimming in Lake Como.

The 24-year-old was visiting the idyllic Italian location that is around 16 miles from the Switzerland border.

But she failed to resurface after jumping into the lake on Saturday morning, according to reports, and a friend raised the alarm.

The search operation is continuing after specialist fire fighters and diving teams were sent to the location near the town of Musso.

Ismaili is the captain of Swiss outfit Young Boys and and made her international debut in 2014.

Her club side tweeted out about the shocking incident on Sunday morning.

It read: “We are deeply concerned, but we have not given up hope that everything will turn out well.

“We are in close contact with [Ismaili’s] family and ask you to appreciate that for the moment we can’t make any further comment.

“We will provide further information as soon as we know more.”

According to the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, Ismaili had visited the lake with a teammate, and they had rented an inflatable boat.