A 20-year-old volleyball player has died in a swimming pool at a graduation party.
A friend told police she last saw Simona Cinà dancing near the DJ booth on Saturday (2 Aug) at 3:20 am.
At about 4 am, some of the remaining party guests spotted her lying lifeless at the bottom of the private villa’s pool.
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Prosecutor Lorenza Turnaturi said: “At least two young men immediately jumped into the pool and pulled the 20-year-old out.
“They performed CPR while waiting for emergency services to arrive.”
Paramedics tried to revive Simona, but she was pronounced dead at the scene in Bagheria, Sicily, at 5 am.
The Termini Imerese Prosecutor’s Office said everyone who was interviewed as a witness “fully cooperated”.
But Simona’s devastated family remains deeply suspicious, as reported by Need To Know.
Her father, Luciano, told local media: “Simona was an athlete – she was like a fish in water. We just want to know what happened.”
Her twin sister, Roberta, and older brother, Gabriele, added: “Something clearly doesn’t add up.
“We knew Simona – she wasn’t someone who would just drown in a pool.
“She surfed, did all kinds of water sports.
“It’s hard to believe she wouldn’t have been able to handle herself in deep water.”
There have been suggestions that drugs may have been involved at the party.
But her siblings said, “We even wondered if someone might have put something in our sister’s drink.
“We’re certain Simona would never have taken anything willingly.
“She was health-conscious, had regular check-ups, and the clubs she played for always required medical certificates.”
Simona, originally from Capaci, was a promising volleyball player.
She had played for years with ACDS Capacense before switching to beach volleyball, with her former club describing her as “beautiful inside and out”.
Simona was in her third year of a sports science degree at the University of Palermo.
A manslaughter case against unknown persons is currently underway.
Investigators believe Simona most likely suffered an accident or a sudden illness.
President Edoardo Cammilleri of the Italian Volleyball Federation in Palermo said: “We are stunned by this loss; there are simply no words.”
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