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Venezuela earthquake: Wife, children of Argentine soccer player killed
By Bob D'Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk at WSB-TV (ABC) - News
· June 30, 2026
· 2 min read
The wife and family of an Argentine soccer player competing with a Venezuelan team were among the people killed during last week’s powerful earthquakes in the South American country, team officials said.Read more trending news Lucas Trejo, who plays for Club Sport Marítimo La Guaira, was helping ...
Key takeaway com/Yyp3PboHOa— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) June 29, 2026 Noticias Telemundo confirmed the deaths with Trejo’s soccer club, which mourned the loss in a social media post, according to NBC News.
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Published: June 30, 2026 ·
Source: WSB-TV (ABC) - News ·
Reading time: 2 min
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