Anton Walkes’ cause of death revealed after ex-Premier League star killed in horror Miami boat crash
pThe defender, 25, was a passenger on the jet ski in Miami in January when a 46ft scarab boat collided with him./p
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pAnton, who had been in Florida for a training camp for his club Charlotte FC when the tragedy unfolded, was thrown into the water from the force of the impact./p
pHe was rushed to span id=3d63656e-54c3-48e3-83a9-ef8eb66c2eb3 class=suggested-linkhospital/span in a critical condition but sadly couldn#8217;t be saved and died the following day./p
pOpening the inquest into his death, assistant coroner Dr Julian Morris said: #8220;He was, on January 18, a passenger on a jet-ski when a 46ft scarab boat collided with them #8211; ejecting Mr Walkes into the water./p
p#8220;He was wearing a flotation device and was in the water for less than a minute.#8221;/p
pThe footballer received #8220;facial trauma#8221; from the collision with his cause of death recorded as blunt force trauma./p
pThe inquest at Southwark Coroners#8217; Court heard Anton was never fully submerged in the water./p
pAnton began his career with Premier League side a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196652/tottenham-hotspur/Tottenham Hotspur/a in July 2013./p
pThe footballer played one match for the senior team #8211; coming on as a sub in Spurs#8217; 5-0 win against Gillingham in the a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/league-cup/League Cup/a in 2016./p
pHe also had spells at a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/4489883/portsmouth/Portsmouth/a and Atlanta United before moving to a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/major-league-soccer/Major League Soccer/a club Charlotte in 2022./p
pThe team#8217;s sporting director Zoran Krneta said: #8220;We are heartbroken from the loss of Anton Walkes, a truly incredible father, loving person, and outstanding human being./p
p#8220;Anton embodied what it means to be a part of Charlotte a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/football/Football/a Club and our entire community is grieving over this tragedy./p
p#8220;The impact he made in the locker room and throughout Charlotte will never be forgotten./p
p#8220;We are thinking of his lovely family during this time and will support them fully in every way imaginable.#8221;/p
pTottenham also paid tribute to their former rival, who is believed to have had a daughter./p
pThe club said: #8220;We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of former player, Anton Walkes./p
p#8220;The thoughts of everyone at the Club are with his family and friends at this incredibly sad time.#8221;/p
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