A terrible drama. A 13-year-old boy died of drowning on Tuesday afternoon in the body of water at a nautical base in Lauterbourg, in northern Alsace, on the border with Germany, firefighters said.
“At first, the lifeguards started cardiopulmonary resuscitation followed by the firefighters”, details the departmental fire and rescue service (SDIS) of Bas-Rhin. The victim was declared dead by the Samu doctor, add the firefighters. According to France 3 Grand-Est, the drowning occurred in an area of the body of water which was not supervised.
In the summer of 2021, nearly 1,500 accidental drownings, including nearly 400 fatalities, had occurred in France, according to Public Health France.