A freediver reported to firefighters a body submerged under the rocks. Sophie BENARD – stock.adobe.com
A diver notified firefighters after discovering a body trapped under the rocks.
Le Figaro Nantes
The 22-year-old young man who disappeared on Saturday after swimming at the tip of Castelli, in Piriac-sur-Mer, in Loire-Atlantique, was found on Tuesday morning. Shortly after 10 a.m., firefighters intervened in this same area after being alerted by a diver to the presence of a body stuck under the rocks. “The SDIS 44 divers team carried out the marking at a depth of about three meters“, Indicates the departmental rescue and fire service of Loire-Atlantique.
The divers from the National Gendarmerie then took over and reassembled the body after an underwater investigation phase. “It’s the missing young man who drowned», confirms to Figaro the department’s police. The family has been informed.
Read alsoDisappearance of Émile: the child remains untraceable, the prosecution opens a judicial investigation
On Saturday, when the current was strong, the swimmer was reported in difficulty when swimming. His cousin, with whom he was, had managed to get back to shore. The stars of the SNSM, the gendarmes, the firefighters, and a helicopter had in particular been mobilized. The maritime prefecture of the Atlantic then recalled the safety rules after “several drownings on the Atlantic coast since last weekend“. To know “respect supervised and secure bathing areas; make sure you have a suitable level of practice for swimming; notify loved ones when going swimming; supervise children at all times, even if they are wearing armbands and designate an adult responsible for the safety of children».
2023-07-18 18:37:41
#LoireAtlantique #body #young #man #disappeared #PiriacsurMer
