Argentine defender Lucas Trejo is mourning the loss of his wife and two children after they were killed when their apartment building collapsed during last week’s powerful earthquakes in Venezuela, his club has confirmed.
Argentine footballer Lucas Trejo has lost his wife and two children following the devastating earthquakes that struck Venezuela last week. The tragedy was confirmed on Sunday by his club, which said the family died after the apartment building they were in collapsed during the disaster.
Trejo, who plays for Venezuelan club Marítimo de La Guaira, was in Caracas with his team when the twin earthquakes measuring 7.2 and 7.5 struck Venezuela’s northern coast. His wife, Yanina Maranella, and the couple’s two children were inside their apartment building when it collapsed.
Rescue workers searched the site for more than 72 hours before recovering the bodies of Trejo’s wife and children. The club confirmed the deaths in an official statement and expressed its condolences to the defender and his family.
The personal tragedy unfolded amid one of Venezuela’s deadliest natural disasters in recent history. Authorities have continued search-and-rescue operations across affected communities as emergency responders work to locate survivors and assist displaced residents.
Marítimo de La Guaira described the loss as a devastating moment for the club and extended its support to Trejo during the period of mourning. Fellow footballers and members of the football community also offered condolences following confirmation of the deaths.
Trejo’s family tragedy has become one of the most heartbreaking stories to emerge from the Venezuela earthquakes, as rescue efforts and humanitarian operations continue across the affected regions.