UC women’s soccer player identified as East Fork drowning victim

A student athlete at the University of Cincinnati has died after an apparent drowning at East Fork State Park, state officials said. 

Women's soccer player Ally Sidloski, of Strongsville, Ohio, died on Saturday at the age of 21, according to a release from University of Cincinnati's Department of Athletics. 

A spokesperson with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources confirmed that Sidloski's body was recovered Sunday morning at William H. Harsha Lake in Clermont County. 

The ODNR said Sidloski was hanging off a swim platform attached to a boat when she fell into the lake on Saturday. Her body was found around 1 a.m. on Sunday.

Officials said she was not wearing a life jacket.

University officials said Sidloski recently completed her sophomore soccer season, though because of an injury, she was unable to play during the 2020 season, which took place during the spring of 2021.