Tag: drownings
A dark summer on the beaches with thirteen drownings
EDIT: A 61-year-old woman who went swimming at Kelveltrec beach in Fouesnant drowned on Wednesday, bringing the number of deaths to thirteen. A place of pleasure and relaxation, the sea…
Two drownings in less than 24 hours on the Girondin coast
This summer, New Aquitaine is the second region most affected (92) by drownings behind Occitanie (134), according to the latest point from Public Health France (SPF), which reported on Friday…
Nearly 600 drownings since June, public health alert France
Almost 600 drownings, including nearly a third fatal, have occurred in France since the beginning of June, Public Health France said on Friday, reiterating its calls for prevention. “The number…
At the start of the summer, 362 drownings in France including 109 deaths, according to Public Health France
During the summer season, the French authorities constantly remind us of the dangerousness of the water. As a painful reminder that swimming pools and the ocean are not just a…
Correctional referrals required after three drownings in an Ehpad on the Côte d’Azur
A trial in sight following the fatal floods of 2015 on the Côte d’Azur? The Grasse prosecutor’s office announced on Thursday that it had requested the dismissal of three people…
Firefighters test drone to prevent drownings
This is undoubtedly a world first for a rescue unit. The Paris fire brigade (BSPP) is currently experimenting with drones to prevent drownings in the Seine, according to a press…
three pool drownings in Toulouse, including that of an 8-month-old baby
Drowning dramas followed one another in Toulouse during the long weekend of July 14. The police confirms that a fifty-year-old was found dead in his swimming pool, in the Busca…
With the heat wave, drownings are increasing on the Breton coast
This is a “usual” consequence of episodes of high heat. In Brittany, cases of drowning have multiplied in recent days. On Tuesday alone, the Morbihan firefighters were called for three…
Some 1,500 drownings already occurred in France in the summer of 2021, including 400 fatal
Nearly 1,500 accidental drownings, including nearly 400 fatalities, occurred in France in the summer of 2021. This is fewer than during the previous survey in 2018, probably due to less…
Swimmers urged to be careful this weekend, after a series of drownings
Tuesday and Wednesday, a series of drownings took place on the Gironde coast. On Tuesday, two deaths and the disappearance of a person at sea due to baïne currents took…