28-year-old former MLS player dies after falling from 11th floor balcony in China

CNN Former MLS and Gabon forward Aaron Boupendza has died aged following a fall from the th floor of a building in China local functionaries ratified The striker who played for FC Cincinnati and Romanian club Rapid Bucure ti joined Chinese Super League side Zhejiang FC earlier this year The Hangzhou Inhabitants Protection Bureau verified that executives responded to the participant s rental residence after receiving reports from the citizens of someone falling from a building at p m local time on Wednesday Our bureau hastily organized police forces to deal with the situation and promptly sent the injured to the hospital for healing The injured was later declared dead in the hospital the bureau reported in a report posted on its official Weibo page confirming Boupendza s identity After on-site inquiry visits and interviews of relevant parties by residents guard officers and checking surveillance videos it was revealed that he died after falling from the balcony of his rental residence and a criminal occurrence was ruled out the officials proven Zhejiang FC announced in a message that it was fully cooperating with the relevant departments to carry out the examination All the staff of the club express their deepest condolences to his family the club added FEGAFOOT paid homage to the striker in a declaration posted on X on Wednesday Aged Boupendza will be remembered as a great striker who left a lasting impression at the AFCON in Cameroon FEGAFOOT and the entire Gabonese soccer region offer their sincere condolences to his family in this challenging time the report concluded Interim Gabon president Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema mentioned on X It is with great sadness that I learned of the tragic passing of Aaron Boupendza a talented center forward who brought honor to Gabonese football I offer my sincere condolences to his family and loved ones May God bless his soul