17-year-old Olympic sailor Eya Guezguez dies while training with her twin sister

Olympic sailor Eya Guezguez of Tunisia has died in a training incident, the IOC announced on Monday. She was 17.

Guezguez was training with her twin sister Sarra alongside their national team on Sunday when their boat capsized due to strong winds. Eya died while Sarra survived.

Tunisian Olympic Committee President Mehrez Boussayan told local media that the sisters' coach was alongside them in a speedboat at the time, the BBC reported.