Greek Investigator: Assistant coach drowned
Longtime assistant coach Toby Sheets, Steve Asmussen’s coaching assistant Belmont Park division, died of drowning, according to Greek coroner Ioannis Aivatidis.
The coroner in Corfu, Greece, who performed the autopsy, told ABC News about his findings on June 18. ABC also reported that the US Embassy in Greece was working to facilitate the transfer of Sheets’ body to the United States.
Sheets, 55, is from Hot Springs, Ark. He was vacationing in Greece when his body was found on June 16 on a rocky and fairly remote beach on the Greek island of Mathraki.
Sheets was reported missing since June 13. He was last seen on June 11 at a cafe with two female tourists, who later left the island. According to The Independent, a friend contacted police after discovering his house had an open front door, lights and air conditioning on but no trace of Sheets, his identification or travel documents. he.
Other Tourists discovered Sheets’ body on the beach near the old port of Mathraki.