The father of Liverpool goalkeeper Alison Baker dies by drowning

Brazilian police reported last night that the father of Liverpool goalkeeper Alison Baker drowned in a lake, near his vacation home in southern Brazil. The police inspector of Lavras de Sol Dorotio, Machado Filho, told the Brazilian newspaper Globo that Jose Baker, 57, was He is swimming near a dam on his property when the accident happened yesterday afternoon, and the police have ruled out the suspicion of murder.

And Internacional, which siblings Alison and Morrill played for, sent condolences through its official Twitter account.

"It is with great sorrow that we have received the news of the death of Jose Augustinho Baker, father of former goalkeepers Alison and Muriel," the club said.

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