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Cagliari forward Yael Trepy awakens from coma after swimming pool incident

Yael Trepy, forward for Cagliari, has awakened from an induced coma following a near-drowning in a swimming pool.

19 August 2026Tagblick Newsdesk

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Twenty-year-old footballer Yael Trepy, who plays for Cagliari, was taken out of his induced coma on Tuesday. This occurred at a hospital in the Italian city of Sassari.

The player nearly drowned in a swimming pool in Sardinia on Sunday. Following that incident, he was kept in an induced coma while medical professionals monitored his condition.

According to various reports, Trepy is now fully responsive and there are indications that his health is cautiously improving.

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