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Augustine Arhinful: Christian Atsu died on the first day of Turkey earthquake

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Augustine Arhinful, a former Black Stars player, revealed that Christian Atsu’s body was discovered in a position that suggested he was dozing off during the earthquake.

According to Augustine Arhinfu, the deceased Ghanaian international who was struck by a concrete block while stranded in the Turkey earthquake on February 6, 2023.

According to rumour, Atsu is thought to have died a day after the incident, according to Augustine Arhinful.

“When they found Atsu, according to what I heard, he has slept and the concrete came to hit him. By the first day, he was gone and it took that long to find him,” Arhinful said on Max TV.

“When the earth shakes like that and you want to use excavators you might kill someone who is not dead so the rescue is a process to dig with your hand,” he added.

Christian Atsu was discovered dead in the wreckage of the building he had been locked in for more than 12 days on Saturday, February 18, 2023.

Upon the body’s arrival on Sunday, February 19, the family has announced that a one-week ceremony will be performed on March 4, 2023, in honor of the late football player.

Christian Atsu, 31, left behind a wife and three children, all of whom reside in the UK.

 

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Ex. Black Stars player Augustine Arhinful reveals how the late Christian Atsu was found.

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