They continued unsuccessfully throughout the day searches for a 29-year-old who disappeared in the area of Villa Taranto, in Verbania. A very well-known young man in the world of sports and basketball: he is in fact Sebastiano Bianchi, currently under ai Legnano Basket Knights with whom he is playing the Serie B championship. (archive photo)
The car di Bianchi was found parked in the area under investigation: the divers sent from Turin who, however, a mid-afternoon they stopped deep searches. On the other hand, those on the surface on the shore of the lake continued until dusk: on site the Fire Brigade and the Carabinieri.
Born in 1992, originally from Omegna, Bianchi was a prospect from a very young age very interesting under the basket, so much so that he played a part of the youth teams in Varese in the Championships of Excellence. At the senior level “Seba” – a wing of 1.97 – had the opportunity to also play Serie A2 with Derthona and with Legnano in his first experience in the red and white club. Those Knights who had embraced him again last summer and with whom he had been author of an excellent start in the current Serie B: just last Sunday the team of coach Eliantonio lost their first match of the season, in the derby with Sangiorgese, however Bianchi (in the ex-round occasion) had been the top scorer of his team with 14 points and with the triple that had kept the result alive until the siren.
The press release from Legnano Basket Knights
In the face of the news published today on local and national websites and newspapers, the Legnano Basket Knights announces that currently its member Sebastiano Bianchi has disappeared from home.
Returning to his home in Verbania on Sunday after the match played with Sangiorgese, he left without giving any notice to his family and at the moment there is no news yet.
The Legnano Basket, in constant contact with family members, awaits news on the matter.
