Hatayspor manager earlier this morning denied false reports that Christian Atsu had been pulled out alive last night as he was caught up in a 7.8 magnitude earthquake which occurred in Turkiye.
But one of Turkish’s journalists, Yagiz Sabuncuoglu who first broke the news about the sad incident this morning confirmed on Twitter that the footballer has been found alive.
According to him, search and rescue efforts continue for Hatayspor Sporting Director, Taner Savut.
Reports say over 4000 people had died following the earthquake in Turkey and Syria.
Atsu and Hatayspor’s sporting director Taner Savut went missing on Monday after a building they were in collapsed after a massive earthquake hit Turkey and Syria.
False reports earlier claimed Atsu had been rescued and taken to the hospital with breathing difficulties and an injury to his right foot. However, one of Atsu’s teammates Kerim Alici, posted on his Instagram account denying the winger had been found.
Hatayspor, Atsu’s current club, is located in the Turkish city of the Hatay, which is believed to be one of the areas worst affected by the earthquake.
