Par APEI press agency
Published on 18 Sep 23 at 12:34 See my news Follow News Var
The Var firefighters intervened, Sunday September 17, 2023, to come to the aid of a man who was the victim of a diving accident on the island of Port-Cros in Hyères, Actu.fr learned from the Var Departmental Fire and Rescue Service (SDIS 83).
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Diving accident: an awareness campaign
The fifty-year-old was brought back to the port in cardio-ventilatory arrest, before being taken care of by the island’s firefighters. Thanks to their intervention, the man was able to find a cardiac activity. He was airlifted by SAMU to Sainte-Anne hospital in Toulon.
In addition to the SAMU helicopter, an ambulance was mobilized, either three firefighters.
Diving accidents are very common during the summer season. In 2022, rescuers noticed a increase in interventions linked to this practice with 155 operations (compared to 117 in 2021), including 9 deaths.
At the beginning of summer, the maritime prefecture of the Mediterranean and Cross Med had therefore launched an awareness campaign aimed at users.
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