Yael Trepy Discharged from Hospital After Near-Drowning Incident
Cagliari’s young forward Yael Trepy has been discharged from hospital, closing the most terrifying chapter of his life and offering a huge sigh of relief to the club and its supporters.
Two weeks ago, the 16 August holiday in Sardinia nearly turned fatal.
From poolside horror to intensive care
Trepy was enjoying time at a villa in the Baja Sardinia area, near the Costa Smeralda, when he almost drowned in a swimming pool. The situation escalated in seconds. Emergency services were called, and the response was immediate and decisive: he was airlifted to the "Santissima Annunziata" University Hospital of Sassari.
Without that speed, doctors are clear — the consequences could have been catastrophic.
On arrival, medics moved him straight into intensive care. The French striker spent 48 hours in a medically induced coma, his future in football – and far more importantly, his future full stop – hanging in the balance.
Then came the first turning point. He woke up. From there, Trepy began a cautious but steady recovery, later transferred to the pulmonology ward as specialists monitored his lungs and overall condition. Crucially, tests confirmed he had suffered no major physical damage.
‘Not a miracle – a system that worked’
With Trepy now out of hospital, those who treated him have spoken about what happened behind the scenes.
Professor Pietro Pirina, director of the department of clinical and interventional pulmonology at Sassari University Hospital, summed up the journey in an interview with "Sky Sport".
"The patient is leaving hospital in a generally good clinical condition, after a course of treatment that showed a gradual and marked recovery," he said.
He stressed that the improvement was consistent and measurable: "The tests carried out during his stay in hospital showed an improvement in his condition, which allowed us to plan his discharge from hospital with peace of mind."
Some have called it a miracle. Pirina chose different words.
"If some have spoken in recent days of a miracle, we prefer to speak of the work of a system that has proven its effectiveness."
From the first responders at the villa to the helicopter crew and hospital staff, every link in that chain held.
A smile, a goodbye, and the road to Arco
Trepy left the hospital with a broad smile, his mother at his side. He stopped to say goodbye to the medical staff, as well as the general director and medical director of the hospital – the people who had watched over him at his most fragile.
The next stage will not take place under floodlights or in front of the Curva. It will unfold in the town of Arco, in the province of Trento, where Trepy will continue a structured rehabilitation programme.
There, specialists will push him, test him, and measure every response. Further detailed examinations will determine if and when he can return to full training and, eventually, competition.
For now, Cagliari can be thankful for something far more important than a goal or a debut: their young striker is alive, recovering, and walking back towards the game that almost slipped away before it truly began.
