French soccer player Kenzo Kies, 21, has died after drowning while trying to cool off in a river during France’s record-breaking heatwave. Kies was with three friends when he entered the Rhône River ...

French soccer star Kenzo Kies died in a hospital on Monday, June 22, after first responders removed him from the Rhône river near Lyon. He was 21. Kies, a member of French Ligue 2 club En Avant ...

A 21-year-old French footballer playing in France's second division has died after drowning during the heatwave that has gripped France. Kenzo Kies, who played in Ligue 2 for the Guingamp reserve team ...

According to the BBC, emergency crews reached the area near Parc de la Feyssine at around 5:30 p.m. local time after receiving reports that four people were in trouble in the river. Kies’ three ...

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Kenzo Kies was swimming with three friends in the Rhône River in Lyon, France as temperatures reached 104 degrees Fahrenheit AS Saint-Etienne/X Soccer player Kenzo Kies, 21, drowned after swimming in ...

12:11, Thu, Jun 25, 2026 Updated: 12:16, Thu, Jun 25, 2026 Former Lyon and Saint-Etienne footballer Kenzo Kies has died following a tragic drowning incident. The 21-year-old had been declared brain ...

Former Lyon and Saint-Etienne footballer Kenzo Kies has tragically died following a drowning incident. The 21-year-old had been declared brain-dead after an accident in the Rhone River on June 22. The ...

French footballer Kenzo Kies has died from drowning in the Rhone river. Kies, 21, who played for Guingamp in Ligue 2, was in a critical condition when he was pulled from the water by firefighters on ...

French footballer Kenzo Kies has died from drowning in the Rhone river in what is tragic news. The 21 year old was initially declared brain dead after being pulled out of the river by divers on Monday ...

A 21-year-old professional footballer has died, after getting swept away while swimming in a river. Ex-Lyon and Saint-Etienne footballer Kenzo Kies was declared brain dead following an incident in the ...

Kenzo Kies was reportedly swept away while swimming(Image: X) Former Lyon and Saint-Etienne footballer, Kenzo Kies has died after a drowning tragedy in France. The 21 ...