Gambia women's national team goalkeeper Fatim Jawara died last month on a boat in the Mediterranean Sea while she was travelling from Libya to Europe "in the hope of starting a new life."
Agence France-Presse's Jennifer O'Mahony relayed the news:
The goalkeeper of the Gambia's national women's side has died attempting to cross the Mediterranean to reach Europe. Fatim Jawara was 19. pic.twitter.com/XJ9HrPU8RD
— Jennifer O'Mahony (@jaomahony) November 2, 2016
According to AFP (via the Guardian), Jawara, believed to have been 19 years old, left Gambia for Libya in September to attempt to then get to Europe by sea and subsequently died when the boat she was on "ran into trouble in the Mediterranean.