The alert for a floating body spotted in the Loire was given on Sunday January 1, 2023 around 2:45 p.m. But when they arrived on the spot, the firefighters of Nantes (Loire-Atlantique) could only note the death of the person found in the river. According to the first findings, the corpse discovered in the waters of the Loire would be that of a woman. Neither his age nor his identity have yet been identified. Present on the spot, the national police opened an investigation to try to determine the identity of the victim and the circumstances of his death.
According to West Franceit was two passengers from the Navibus, the TAN boat making the connection between Trentemoult and the ferry terminal who spotted the body floating on the surface of the water.