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Young Boys midfielder Ismaili found dead after swimming accident on Lake Como

Police, helicopters and divers had been scouring the area the Switzerland player disappeared in and have now recovered her body from the lake

The body of Young Boys and Switzerland midfielder Florijana Ismaili has been found, three days after she disappeared in a swimming accident .

Ismaili failed to resurface after jumping into Lake Como from a boat on Saturday, and police had been carrying out searches in an attempt to locate her.

Young Boys confirmed in a statement on Tuesday that the 24-year-old's body has been recovered by divers near to where she went missing.