Footballer Michael Ballack has tragically lost his teenage son Emilio in an accident at the family’s holiday home at Troia in Portugal.
The accident on a quad bike occurred early on 5 August and firefighters were called in to attempt to rescue the 18-year-old but he could not be saved.
Emilio had been making the most of his time abroad before the tragedy occurred and shared pictures of himself enjoying the sun at the beach with his family over the weekend.
Portuguese news channel TVI24 broke the sad news. According to a policeman based in Troia, the accident occurred ‘at the family home.’ He told The Sun: ‘ The quad rider wasn’t on a public road and his was the only vehicle involved.
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