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Soccer Star Kenzo Kies Dead at 21 After Drowning Incident During Heatwave

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June 25, 2026

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Soccer Star Kenzo Kies Dead at 21 After Drowning Incident During Heatwave

French soccer star Kenzo Kies died in a hospital on Monday, June 22, after first responders removed him from the Rhône river near Lyon. He was 21. Kies, a member of French Ligue 2 club En Avant Guingamp, died by drowning after he entered the river along with three friends to find relief from a []

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JOE.co.uk

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· Jun 25, 2026

21-year-old French footballer dies after drowning amid heatwave

RIP. French footballer, Kenzo Kies, has sadly passed away due to a drowning tragedy in the river Rhone. The 21-year-old was with his three friends during the French heatwave where temperatures rose to 40°C in parts of the country this week. Although it is forbidden to swim in the river, Kies and his friends did []

Mindanao Times

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· Jul 3, 2026

POOL OF TEARS: A child’s death and the drowning cry for Justice

BY DIMA H. ADLOK BEFORE the nation mourned the death of Rene Clert “Mr. MVP” Baterbonia, there was Kean Chace, who died in a drowning incident in Surigao City just

Ghanaian Times

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· Jun 26, 2026

French footballer dies from drowning

Kies, 21, who played for Guingamp in Ligue 2, was in a critical condition when he was pulled from the water by firefighters on Monday, and later died in hospital. Kies and three friends entered the river near Lyon to escape the blistering heat in France, with temperatures reaching 40C in parts of the country The post French footballer dies from drowning appeared first on Ghanaian Times.

Boston.com

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· Jul 6, 2026

2 siblings drown in Vermont river, brother tried to save younger sister, police say

Sandro Lala, 25, and Yazmin Yupangui, 11, died in accidental drownings, police said. The post 2 siblings drown in Vermont river, brother tried to save younger sister, police say appeared first on Boston.com.

South China Morning Post

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· Jul 6, 2026

Indonesian woman fatally stabbed in central Japan flat

A 20-year-old Indonesian woman was stabbed to death in her flat in Hamamatsu, central Japan, police said on Monday as they investigate whether a man who was fatally hit by a train nearby was involved in the case. The woman, identified as Keiko Altaira Hanafi, was found stabbed and in a critical condition by a police officer at around 11.40am in the flat where she lived with her parents. She was later confirmed dead at a hospital. According to the police, a neighbour made an emergency call after...

Brisbane Times

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· Jul 2, 2026

One dead, three hospitalised after drug mix-up causes heroin overdoses in Victoria

One person has died and three others needed to be resuscitated in Victoria after unknowingly overdosing on heroin that had been mixed into other drugs.

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Related coverage for "Soccer Star Kenzo Kies Dead at 21 After Drowning Incident During Heatwave": JOE.co.uk — 21-year-old French footballer dies after drowning amid heatwave. Mindanao Times — POOL OF TEARS: A child’s death and the drowning cry for Justice. Ghanaian Times — French footballer dies from drowning. Boston.com — 2 siblings drown in Vermont river, brother tried to save younger sister, police say. South China Morning Post — Indonesian woman fatally stabbed in central Japan flat. Brisbane Times — One dead, three hospitalised after drug mix-up causes heroin overdoses in Victoria