June 21, (THEWILL) – After the private jet on which Brazil international Neymar was flying in had to make an emergency landing in northern Brazil, the playmaker has confirmed that he is safe and sound.
The 30-year-old was on his way back to Brazil after competing in the most recent World Series of Poker event in Las Vegas, and was scheduled to arrive in Sao Paulo.
However, after making landings in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Barbados, the plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Boa Vista. Neymar’s agency verified that he was on board the Cessna 680 Citation and that the pilot had taken precautionary measures after experiencing a malfunction mid-flight, according to the statement, which read:
“Due to a small problem in the windshield wiper of the plane of the NR Sports plane, in which the athlete Neymar Jr, his sister Rafaella Santos and Bruna Biancardi were traveling, the pilot decided, as a measure of precaution, to make an early landing this Tuesday (21) in Boa Vista, in Roraima, so that the problem could be resolved. We would like to say that all the passengers are fine and waiting to continue the voyage.”
Neymar was competing in the World Series of Poker after winning a preliminary PokerStars tournament six years ago, for which he is an ambassador. Due to commitments with Brazil at the 2016 Olympics, he was unable to compete in the main tournament the following month, but was ultimately ousted on day one of the 74-player competition.
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