MLS player rescued from Lake Tahoe emerges from coma

Jeff Chiu, Associated Press file In this July 14, 2015, file photo, Jose Earthquakes midfielder Matheus Silva, right, challenges Club America forward Alejandro Diaz (30) for the ball during the second half of an International Champions Cup soccer match in San Jose, Calif. Silva, 20, was swimming in Lake Tahoe on the Fourth of July when he had to be rescued. He received life-saving resuscitation at the scene and then was taken to a nearby hospital before being flown to a hospital in Reno, Nev., where he was in “critical but stable condition” on Tuesday, July 4, 2017. SAN JOSE, Calif. — The San Jose Earthquakes say Matheus Silva has emerged from a coma, two days after the Brazilian defender was rescued from Lake Tahoe.

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