Footballer George Baldock died from drowning in his own pool in Athens, inquest finds
GLYFADA DISTRICT, ATHENS, GREECE, JUL 23 – The inquest found no drugs or alcohol and identified a large heart causing arrhythmias as a likely factor in the accidental drowning of footballer George Baldock.
- In Glyfada, Athens, George Baldock was found drowned on October 9, and attempts at resuscitation failed.
- Medical examination indicated no substances in his system and risk of arrhythmias, revealing no drugs or alcohol in his body.
- His fiancée first raised the alarm when she couldn’t contact him, and he played a club match three days earlier, with a flight planned for his son's birthday.
- In the days after, Wembley paid tribute with silence and armbands, while the match proceeded despite teammates learning of his death only the night before.
- In the latest inquest at Milton Keynes Coroner's Court, Senior coroner Tom Osborne confirmed drowning as the cause and ruled the death accidental.
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Former Premier League player George Baldock was found dead in a swimming pool at his home in Greece. It has now been confirmed that he died in a drowning accident.
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