Tragedy as ‘fit and healthy' volleyball player, 20, found dead at swimming pool after graduation party at Italian villa
POOL RIDDLE Tragedy as 'fit and healthy' volleyball player, 20, found dead at swimming pool after graduation party at Italian villa
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A YOUNG volleyball player has been found dead in a swimming pool after a graduation party with pals at an Italian villa.
Simona Cinà, 20, is said to have drowned in a pool with her face up at a private residence in Bagheria, Palermo.
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Simona Cinà, 20, is said to have drowned in a pool
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She was attending a graduation party
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The 20-year-old was a volleyball player
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Cinà, said to be a fit and healthy volleyball player, was at a graduation party hosted by pals at the rented house.
Some 80 young men and women were at the bash, and a lot of alcohol was said to be served.
The partygoers reportedly alerted emergency services after finding Cinà's lifeless body in the pool.
However, mystery has deepened over her death after the family's criminal lawyer Gabriele Giambrone said the events at the party seemed strange to her.
He said: "No one saw or heard anything, yet some were still wet, a sign they'd just gotten out of the pool.
"How is it possible they didn't notice anything?"
The lawyer said that initially Cinà's parents were not alerted about the situation, according to L'unione Sarda.
He said it was only when her mum called her cell phone to check up on her, a young boy answered, saying her daughter was ill.
Her mum and dad then rushed to the party house, only to find her dead.
Mr Giambrone said that another key mystery was the party scene, which had zero evidence of alcohol, even though the invitation suggested there alcohol would be served at the party.
The lawyer said: "The house was clean and there was no trace of alcohol.
"It seems strange [because] the invitation sent to guests on WhatsApp guaranteed 'we want to keep you hydrated' with alcohol symbols next to it.
"Yet when we arrived, there were only plastic bags with empty water bottles inside. Why was everything removed?"
He added that Simona was a "health-conscious person" and was very careful about her diet, suggesting she may not have consumed any alcohol.
Investigative authorities also found blood at the scene, which is now being investigated.
One of the partygoers reportedly claimed that they accidentally hurt themselves during the bash.
Cops are said to be conducting a DNA test to identify the blood sample.
An investigation into the case continues.
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