The loss of life of former NHL ice hockey participant Kontsantin Koltsov, the boyfriend of tennis star Aryna Sabalenka is being handled as an “obvious suicide”, Miami-Dade Police mentioned on Tuesday.
Police spokesman Argemis Colome mentioned in an e-mail that on Monday at 12:39 am (0439 GMT) police “have been dispatched to the St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort, in reference to a male that jumped from a balcony.”
“The Miami-Dade Police Division, Murder Bureau, responded and has taken over the investigation of the obvious suicide of Mr. Konstantin Koltsov. No foul play is suspected,” he added.
Two-times grand slam champion Sabalenka of Belarus is scheduled to participate within the Miami Open later this week.
There was no instant indication of whether or not the 25-year-old, who gained the Australian Open in 2023 and retained her Melbourne title earlier this yr, will proceed along with her schedule or withdraw from the match.
Koltsov’s loss of life had earlier been confirmed by the Belarusian hockey federation mentioned on Tuesday.
“We’re in mourning,” the federation mentioned on its web site.
“The Belarusian Hockey Federation expresses its deepest condolences to the household, buddies, and everybody who knew and labored with Konstantin.”
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Koltsov’s enjoying profession included a stint with the Pittsburgh Penguins within the NHL, the place he made 144 appearances between 2003 and 2006.
“The Penguins prolong their deepest condolences to the household and buddies of former Penguins ahead, Konstantin Koltsov,” the workforce mentioned in an announcement.
He additionally performed for Belarus at two Olympic Video games — Salt Lake Metropolis in 2002 and Vancouver in 2010 — in addition to 9 world championships.
He had three kids together with his spouse Julia whom he divorced in 2020 earlier than he started a relationship with Sabalenka.