Heartbreak as Argentine Footballer, Lucas Trejo Loses Wife, 2 Children in Venezuela Earthquake (Photos)

Argentine footballer Lucas Trejo has been thrown into mourning after the bodies of his wife and two children were recovered from the rubble of their collapsed home following the devastating earthquakes that struck Venezuela.

Trejo’s family had been missing since June 24 after their apartment building in Playa Grande, La Guaira State—one of the areas worst hit by the twin earthquakes—collapsed during the disaster. After more than 70 hours of frantic search and rescue operations, authorities recovered the bodies of his wife, Yanina Maranella, and their two children, Aarón and Ainhoa, bringing the heartbreaking search to a tragic end.

The devastating loss has sent shockwaves through the football community, with Trejo’s club expressing condolences to the Argentine defender and his family.

The powerful earthquakes, measuring 7.2 and 7.5 in magnitude, triggered widespread destruction across Venezuela, with La Guaira among the worst-affected regions. Thousands of buildings were damaged or destroyed, while rescue teams continue searching through the debris for survivors as authorities assess the full scale of the catastrophe.

Trejo had earlier made an emotional public appeal for help after losing contact with his family, hoping they had escaped the collapsed building. Those hopes were dashed when rescuers confirmed the discovery of their bodies beneath the debris.