Australian rugby player, 24, found dead in Spanish club

Barcelona police say Hampson's body was found by employees around midday on Wednesday, the Brisbane Times reported.

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Officers believe Hampson accidentally fell from a height of about 10m inside, the report said.

A spokeswoman for the Catalan Police said: “Police located the lifeless body of the Australian person that had previously been reported as missing. Workers at a nightclub in Paral.lel found the lifeless body of a man and alerted police. “After carrying out the regular checks it was confirmed it was that of a person that has been listed as missing since Tuesday. It is an accidental death after falling from a height of about 10 metres.” Hampson’s sister Tiarna shared a heartbreaking Instagram post on Thursday morning confirming she had received the “saddest news possible”. “We are devastated to find out Liam had an accident and did not survive,” she wrote. “We are so heartbroken. Liam was the best brother I ever could of asked for and made me a better person. We cannot express our grief. “We cannot thank the boys he was travelling with enough for assisting with his search and made sure his last days were the best of his life. Going to miss you so much, Liam.” https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj5-orYvtl0/?hl=en-gb Dolphins captain Cameron Cullen said the club and community are in shock following the player's death. “It speaks volumes of the impact that Liam had on our club. It was his first year here, but he was such a special person and loved by everyone, so there are a lot of people hurting, that’s for sure,” Cullen said. “He was such a loving, caring kid. He was always the life of the party and such a fun person to be around.” A GoFundMe page has since been set up to help Hampson's family bring his body home to Australia. At the time of writing, more than $56,000 has been raised.