Anton Walkes.Photo: Michael Reaves/Getty
New details have been released about the Florida boat accident that led to MLS player Anton Walkes' death on Wednesday at age 25.
According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, who is investigating the crash, Walkes was a passenger, not the driver of a 11' personal watercraft that collided with a 46' cabin boat. Previous statements said he was driving a full-sized boat.
Marie-Luise Taubert, 32, of Germany, whose birthday was one day before the crash, was driving the personal watercraft with the Charlotte FC player onboard behind her, the FFWCC said in the statement, shared with PEOPLE. She and the driver of the other vessel were uninjured.
It’s not clear who was at fault in the collison and the investigation is still active, with no further information is available at this time, the Commission said.
After news of Walkes' death broke, his team shared condolences on social media.
“We are deeply saddened to share that Anton Walkes has tragically passed away this morning,” Charlotte FCposted on Twitter. “May he rest in peace.”
“He was a tremendous son, father, partner, and teammate whose joyous approach to life touched everyone he met,“Charlotte FC owner David Tepperadded in a statement.
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Major League Soccer also posted a statement about the tragic loss of Walkes. “There are no words to describe thesorrow of everyone in Major League Soccertoday after learning of the tragic passing of Anton Walkes of Charlotte FC,” the statement said.
Walkes was born in London and graduated from the prestigious Tottenham Hotspur Academy in 2017. He played in the MLS for Atlanta United FC before moving to Charlotte FC, who selected him in the 2021 expansion draft.
source: people.com
