San Jose Mercury News · Jul 5, 2017
Young Earthquakes player in critical condition
Matheus Silva (38) is in critical but stable condition after getting rescued while swimming in Lake Tahoe. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)Earthquakes midfielder Matheus Silva is in critical but stable condition after being rescued while swimming in Lake Tahoe on Tuesday morning, the team announced.
In a brief release, team officials said the 6-foot-2 Brazilian received “life-saving resuscitation” after being pulled out of the water. Silva, 20, was taken to a hospital in Lake Tahoe before being airlifted to Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno.