Bachelorette star and amateur footballer, Mats Grotenbreg, sadly died on Thursday (June 25) at the age of 28 following a collision with a boat while swimming. The Dutch star had been in the water at the Mookerplas on the Kromvenpad in Middelaar, Limburg, the Netherlands, when the accident occurred. Police reported a swimmer died following a collision with a boat, and a suspect was arrested.

While they did not reveal anything further about the circumstances or the identity of the victim, his football coach at the club, Jonge Kracht, confirmed to the newspaper De Gelderlander that it was Mats. "This is incomprehensible," he said. "Mats was a great guy, always cheerful and enjoying life."

Footballer Giovanni Büttner also shared the news on his Instagram, writing: "No words for it. Played together for six years and received the phone call with the terrible news."

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