Hadeel Kohouli dead at 16: Tragedy as national champion junior wrestler drowns and tributes pour in

A NATIONAL champion junior wrestler has died aged just 16.

Tunisian rising star Hadeel Kohouli tragically drowned in a heartbreaking accident off the north-west coast.

Tunisian junior wrestling champion Hadeel Kohouli tragically drowned aged 16

The Tunisian Wrestling Federation confirmed the news this morning.

Kohouli was part of the Tunisian junior national team and wrestled for the Mostaqbal Al-Reqab club in Sidi Bouzid.

She had won bronze at the latest African Championships.