21-Year-Old College Girl Sadly Drowns While Swimming In A Lake
21-year-old Allison Sidloski was from Strongsville, Ohio, which is about 30 minutes from Cleveland.
Everyone called her Ally and she went to college at the University of Cincinnati, where she maintained a 4.0 GPA while playing collegiate soccer.
This weekend, Ally was swimming at the East Fork Lake in East Fork State Park. The 2,160-acre lake is a popular boating destination.
Reportedly, she had not been wearing a life jacket and was on the swim platform of a boat when she tragically drowned.
The details surrounding her passing aren’t immediately clear, and there is an ongoing investigation into what happened out on that lake.
“To my best friend, I never imagined myself saying goodbye so quickly,” Ally’s sister Coley wrote on Instagram.
“I still can’t wrap my head around the fact that you’re gone. You are the light in so many people’s lives. You are my best friend and sister in one.”
Instagram; pictured above is Ally
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“My heart aches to even think about you not coming home tonight,” Coley continued. “You were there for me through everything; my heart surgery, my first day of high school, my first school dance, my commitment, my first breakup, the state championship and so much more.”
“I just know how successful you were going to be in life and it destroys me inside to not have the opportunity to see that.”
“The amount of people who love and care about you is endless. It was an everyday thing to receive compliments from others about how beautiful, strong and caring you were.”
Instagram; pictured above is another photo of Ally
“Our Angel Ally touched the lives of so many people,” a GoFundMe page created to help Ally’s memory live on reads.
“We would like to help her legacy live on by creating scholarships in her name. No flowers please. Ally was an avid soccer player for the city of Strongsville, Strongsville High School, Cleveland Futbol Club and the University of Cincinnati.”
“Ally was named a TopCat scholar in multiple semesters for obtaining a 4.0 GPA. But most importantly, Ally was a loving granddaughter, daughter, sister, cousin and friend.”
“As she stated herself, “Life is about the people who come together to support you and love you through it all.” We appreciate your love, prayers, and any donations to help support the remembrance of our sweet Angel Ally.”
Instagram; pictured above Ally sits on a beach
“I am absolutely crushed for the Sidloski Family, our soccer team, and the University,” Neil Stafford, the head soccer coach, said in a statement.
“There’s no words for dealing with a tragedy on this scale. Ally was such a pillar of everything that’s right about our program.”
“A great student, gritty and resilient player and a phenomenal human being – this is an immeasurable and unspeakable loss. Our hearts go out to her family and friends and we will lift them up with our fond memories of Ally.”
You can donate to the GoFundMe created for Ally here.
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