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 government 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 Precaution Bureau validated that functionaries responded to the contestant s rental residence after receiving reports from the community of someone falling from a building at p m local time on Wednesday Our bureau speedily organized police forces to deal with the situation and at once sent the injured to the hospital for medicine The injured was later declared dead in the hospital the bureau mentioned in a announcement posted on its official Weibo page confirming Boupendza s identity After on-site research visits and interviews of relevant parties by residents safeguard officers and checking surveillance videos it was detected that he died after falling from the balcony of his rental residence and a criminal occurrence was ruled out the officers certified Zhejiang FC noted in a declaration that it was fully cooperating with the relevant departments to carry out the research All the staff of the club express their deepest condolences to his family the club added FEGAFOOT paid homage to the striker in a announcement 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 society offer their sincere condolences to his family in this complicated time the declaration concluded Interim Gabon president Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema announced 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