US swimmers Conger and Bentz land in Miami
Brazilian police accuse them of fabricating a story about being robbed at gunpoint during the Rio Games
US Olympic swimmers Jack Conger and Gunnar Bentz arrive at the Miami international airport from Rio de Janeiro a day after Brazilian police detained their passports and questioned them, in Miami August 19, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
MIAMI:
US swimmers Jack Conger and Gunnar Bentz landed in Miami from Brazil early on Friday, after being moved to business class and covering themselves to avoid media during an overnight flight, according to a Reuters witness.
Brazilian police accuse them of fabricating a story about being robbed at gunpoint during the Rio Games.
US Olympic swimmers banned from leaving Brazil
Ryan Lochte, the most outspoken about the alleged robbery, is already in the United States and Jimmy Feigen was still in Brazil hoping to secure the release of his passport.
US swimmers Jack Conger and Gunnar Bentz landed in Miami from Brazil early on Friday, after being moved to business class and covering themselves to avoid media during an overnight flight, according to a Reuters witness.
Brazilian police accuse them of fabricating a story about being robbed at gunpoint during the Rio Games.
US Olympic swimmers banned from leaving Brazil
Ryan Lochte, the most outspoken about the alleged robbery, is already in the United States and Jimmy Feigen was still in Brazil hoping to secure the release of his passport.