Windsurf champ Menegatti found dead

(ANSA) - Rome, February 25 - Italian windsurfing champion Alberto Menegatti has been found dead in his home in Tenerife, Spain, sources said Wednesday.
    The 29-year-old 2013 PWA Slalom Windsurfing vice champion may have died in his sleep due to a sudden illness. Spanish authorities will conduct an autopsy to the ascertain cause of death.
    "Alberto was not only a champion but also a great friend," said Italian Association of Windsurfing Classes President Carlo Cottafavi.
    "No word or gesture will lessen the pain of this loss".