He was 51 years old. A homeless man was found dead on Tuesday morning at 253, avenue du Général-Patton, northeast of Rennes. Alerted, the firefighters intervened a little before 9 am. When they arrived on site, the victim was in cardiorespiratory arrest, lying on a bench. Despite attempts by firefighters and Smur to resuscitate him, the 50-year-old was declared dead by a doctor.
Last year, four homeless people died on the streets in Rennes and 449 in France, according to the collective The dead of the street.