If it happened on Saturday, 10 and about 24 hours later, the family collected almost $ 300,000 to pay surgery costs
A serious accident during a swimming competition in Buenos Aires left the young athlete Matías Bottoni Paraplegic. At 17, Rosario’s natural swimmer is considered one of the great promises of Argentina in sport.
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The case took place last Saturday, 10, during the Senior Argentine tournament, in the Olympic Park of the capital. In the last moments of heating, Bottoni was about to immerse himself in the pool when, during the jump, he collided with another athlete who was leaving the water.
At the impact, Bottoni suffered fractures on the cervical vertebrae and has no longer heard his legs. Aware at any time after the accident, the young man was saved and taken to the Santojanni hospital. Following, he was transferred to the Italian hospital in Buenos Aires, where he underwent an emergency surgery to the decompression of the spinal cord on the morning of Monday 15.
TO The capitalThe athlete family reported that he entered the intensive care unit at 8 in local hour, Monday. After a successful complexity surgery, Bottoni will remain intubated and in an induced coma for 48 hours until it has stabilized.
Furthermore, according to the family, the expectation is that buttons will be removed from the sedation between Wednesday, 14 and Thursday, 15. From that moment on, the young man will begin the treatment of physical therapy.
The case has generated confusion throughout Argentina and all over the world, the who made the athlete family in less than 24 hours to collect 60 million Argentine Pesos (almost $ 300 thousand, in the current price) to pay the costs of the intervention.
“We want to thank everyone for the types and kind gestures you sent us from all over the world,” said Luciano and Valeria, parents of the athlete, also asked for buttons for buttons.
“People from all over the country have called me – swimmers, club leaders, federations, coaches, people who do not even know – to offer help. What happened was a fatality, an exceptional accident and the solidarity of the people is moving,” said Mónica BroChero, president of the Rosarie Nuoto Federation.
At 17, and considered one of the promises of Argentine swimming, Bottoni represents the ECHESORTU FUTBOL CLUB DE ROSARIO. He was part of the junior pre -selection and joined the teams of the Pan American Games Junior Assunção 2025.
Source: Terra
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