00:00 The worst nightmare of every family became a sad reality on July 19 for US footballer Brett Knighton.
00:09 His daughter Olivia Knighton died in a boat crash.
00:14 The US goalkeeper announced this on Instagram.
00:17 On the social media platform, the father of the 11-year-old wrote,
00:21 "There are no words that describe our deep grief and our pain.
00:25 Our family is still in shock because of the sudden and tragic loss of our beautiful and brilliant Olivia," Knighton wrote on Instagram.
00:35 According to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources,
00:39 the tragedy occurred in the US state of South Carolina,
00:43 when Olivia was on a boat with 11 other people.
00:47 Due to a strong wave, triggered by another ship, nine people fell into the water.
00:53 Olivia was one of them and was caught by the ship's crew, according to the agency on Twitter.
00:59 "We still can't quite believe that her pure and bright light was taken from us," the 38-year-old wrote.
01:06 "We love you, Olivia," signed Brett Knighton with his wife Brittany and his two sons Owen and Brooks.
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