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Recovering plane crash survivor may be able to resume his football career

Recovering plane crash survivor may be able to resume his football career
Helio Hermito Zampier Neto (Photo: BBC)

A Brazilian football player who survived a plane crash in Colombia on Monday is recovering and may be able to resume his career, his father says.

Helio Hermito Zampier Neto, a 31‑year‑old defender for Chapecoense, was in a stable condition, doctors said, after surgery on a lung, a knee, a wrist and his head.

Five other people survived the crash, which killed 71 people.

Colombian officials say evidence is growing that the plane ran out of fuel.

In the squad's home town of Chapeco, in southern Brazil, temporary structures have been set up in the football stadium for an open‑air wake on where some 100,000 people are expected to attend.

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