Mourad Lamrabatte was attempting a dive from a 30 meter high cliff, but instead of falling into the water he crashed on the rocks
The world of football is shocked by what happened during the weekend just ended in Mourad Lamrabatte. The 31-year-old, a former professional footballer of Vitesse, lost his life while trying to dive off a high cliff on the island of Mallorca. The impact with the rocks below was terrible. The drama took place in front of the astonished eyes of his wife and children.
Very difficult days for Dutch football, which sadly learned of the death of Jody Lukoki last week. The Congo-born footballer died alone 31 years old for cardiac arrest. A tragic death of him, who the day before had arrived at the hospital with severe trauma reported in a fight with some members of his family.
Yesterday, however, the news spread of the death of another former footballer, also 31 years old, who had played in the Dutch top flight.
Lamrabatte had decided to spend a few days of vacation in Spain with his family. Yesterday morning, Sunday 15 May, the family had rented a boat for a sightseeing tour on the coasts of Santa Ponsam, near Magaluf, on the island of Majorca.
Suddenly the man decided to try a extreme dive from the top of a cliff about 30 meters high. Destiny wanted that choice to cost him his life.
The death of Mourad Lamrabatte recorded in a video
Inexperience meant that Mourad did not calculate well the projection and the distance of the water from the cliff. So much so that, instead of falling into the ocean, he is crashed violently against rocks below.
The drama increases when you consider that the whole scene was live view from all his family, who was shooting the dive from offshore with a mobile phone.
The video it spread on the web, shocking anyone who saw it.
The timely arrival of rescuers on the spot, who could not do anything else, was useless record the death by Lamrabatte. However, it seems that he did not die instantly from the trauma sustained in the impact, but drowned after having ended up in the water in a state of unconsciousness.
The post of condolence published by the Club on social media is very moving Vitessethe team he played for in the 2010/2011 season.
