A 65-year-old shore-based fisherman died early Friday afternoon in Ploemeur in Morbihan, we learned from the Atlantic Maritime Prefecture. The drama happened a little after 1 p.m. While fishing at the point of the Talud, the man was carried away by a blade. A witness immediately called the Morbihan departmental fire and rescue operational center and a major rescue system was triggered.
A Civil Security helicopter, two light rescue boats as well as the municipal police and firefighters were mobilized. A little before 2 p.m., the victim was located at sea and taken care of by the emergency services. Despite several attempts at resuscitation, the sixty-year-old, in cardiopulmonary arrest, died.