Charlotte FC Defender Anton Walkes Dies at Age 25 in Florida Boat Crash

Charlotte FC Defender Anton Walkes Dies at Age 25 in Florida Boat Crash
Anton Walkes #5 of Charlotte FC passes the ball against Philadelphia Union at Subaru Park in Chester, Pennsylvania on April 2, 2022. Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images
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Anton Walkes, a defender for Major League Soccer team Charlotte FC, died Thursday at age 25 after a boat he was operating crashed into another vessel off the coast of Miami, authorities said.

Walkes was found unconscious and taken to a hospital after a collision between two boats around 3 p.m. on Wednesday near the Miami Marine Stadium basin, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).