07-05-2020, 04:40 PM
English-born Ghanaian footballer, Derrick Otim dies at 24 after drowning in a lake in the US
English-born Ghanaian footballer, Derrick Otim has died at the of 24 after he drowned in a lake in the US.
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The former Nottingham Forest midfielder drowned on Friday, July 3, in Lake Keowee, South Carolina, according to reports.
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In 2018, Lake Keowee was branded South Carolina's "most deadly body of water" in a local news article which said 32 people had lost their lives there within 25 years.Â
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Otim trained with Forest Academy, before moving to America for university four years ago.
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He had recently graduated from Xavier University - and is claimed to have been visiting friends in South Carolina before his sudden death.Â
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Tributes have been paid to the star player by Nottingham Forest FC and his former teammates, who described him as a 'top lad.'Â
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English-born Ghanaian footballer, Derrick Otim has died at the of 24 after he drowned in a lake in the US.
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The former Nottingham Forest midfielder drowned on Friday, July 3, in Lake Keowee, South Carolina, according to reports.
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In 2018, Lake Keowee was branded South Carolina's "most deadly body of water" in a local news article which said 32 people had lost their lives there within 25 years.Â
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Otim trained with Forest Academy, before moving to America for university four years ago.
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He had recently graduated from Xavier University - and is claimed to have been visiting friends in South Carolina before his sudden death.Â
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Tributes have been paid to the star player by Nottingham Forest FC and his former teammates, who described him as a 'top lad.'Â
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