Redcliffe Dolphins player found dead in Spain

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Redcliffe Dolphins subordinate Liam Hampson has been recovered dormant successful a Barcelona nightclub, aft pleas from NRL players acrophobic for his welfare.

Hampson, 24, was connected an extremity of play travel and had not been seen for 30 hours aft going missing connected a vacation with respective players from NRL teams.

Spanish paper La Vanguardia reports Hampson was recovered by workers successful the leisure analyzable astatine nightclub Sala Apolo.

The study states the nine was the past spot Hampson was seen and that helium fell from a tallness of 10 metres.

Police told the work they're treating the decease arsenic an accident.

The tragic quality comes aft hopeless pleas from Gold Coast Titans subordinate AJ Brimson and Brisbane Broncos duo Jordan Riki and Jesse Arthars, who took to Instagram successful an effort to way Hampson down.

In a station connected Facebook, his begetter Brett wrote the household was "devastated" to aftermath up to the news.

"Waking up to the quality nary 1 wants to hear, we are devastated to find retired that Liam had an mishap and sadly has not survived," helium wrote.

"We are heartbroken to accidental the least. Liam had a bosom of golden and was a overmuch loved son, brother, grandson, uncle and friend. Words tin not explicit our grief.

"We tin not convey his mates capable for being determination with Liam having the clip of his beingness and assisting successful the hunt for our boy. Our thoughts are with them.

"We are asking the media to respect our privateness arsenic we enactment done this time."

On Thursday greeting (AEDT), Hampson's sister Tiarna besides confirmed the "saddest quality possible".

"We are devastated to find retired Liam had an mishap and did not survive," Tiarno wrote.

"We are truthful heartbroken. Liam was the champion member I ever could of asked for and made maine a amended person.

"We cannot explicit our grief.

"We cannot convey the boys helium was travelling with capable for assisting with his hunt and made definite his past days were the champion of his life. Going to miss you truthful much, Liam."

The 24-year-old Hampson played 3 seasons for Tweed Seagulls earlier his determination to Redcliffe for 2022.

Both the Australian consulate and Hampson's household person been contacted by Spanish authorities.

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