Cagliari forward Trepy regains consciousness after pool accident

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Cagliari forward Yael Trepy has regained consciousness and been taken off mechanical ventilation two days after he was pulled unconscious from a swimming pool in Sardinia.

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The 20-year-old was airlifted to hospital on Sunday afternoon after getting into difficulty at a villa while swimming with friends.

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Trepy was placed in a medically induced coma and put on a ventilator after the incident. His condition has since improved, with doctors gradually reducing his sedation and ventilation on Tuesday.

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Cagliari said the process allowed Trepy to wake from the induced coma.

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The Director of the Emergency and Intensive Care Unit at Santissima Annunziata Civil Hospital in Sassari, Dr Stefania Milia, said on Wednesday in a statement that Trepy had fully recovered consciousness.

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“Upon awakening, the patient showed a full recovery of consciousness: he is alert and co-operative and, at present, shows no evident neurological deficits,” he said.

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Trepy remains in intensive care and will continue to be closely monitored.

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“[He] continues to receive close clinical and respiratory monitoring,” Milia added.

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An earlier medical update said Trepy was “fever-free” and that his respiratory function had improved from his severe condition at the time of hospital admission.

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However, doctors said his prognosis remained guarded.

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The incident reportedly occurred after Trepy reached an area of the swimming pool where he could not touch the bottom and got into difficulty.

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Trepy had been given the weekend off with his Cagliari team-mates following their 1-0 Coppa Italia victory over Arezzo on Friday.

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He played 54 minutes in that match.

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The forward made eight Serie A appearances for Cagliari last season, scoring once. He joined the club’s academy in 2022 after beginning his youth career with Parisian side US Creteil-Lusitanos.

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His recovery of consciousness and removal from mechanical ventilation mark a significant improvement, although Trepy remains in intensive care under medical supervision.

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