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Former Team GB Footballer Gemma Wiseman Found Dead

Wiseman, who represented Britain in international deaf football championships, leaves behind a wife and daughter; a GoFundMe for funeral expenses has raised over £11,000.

  • Gemma Wiseman, a former Team GB footballer, was found dead in woodland near Norwich on December 16.
  • Wiseman, who was 33, had a successful career in football, helping Britain to a third-place finish at the 2016 World Deaf Football Championships and the 2013 Deaflympics in Bulgaria.
  • She leaves behind her wife, Laura, who also represented Great Britain, and their three-year-old daughter, Allie.
  • A GoFundMe page set up to help pay for Wiseman's funeral has raised more than £11,000.
  • An inquest into her death was opened on December 28, with a further hearing set for July 29, 2024.
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