Three members of the same family die, carried away by a wave
The drama took place Thursday evening in Brittany. Two adults and a child were swept away by a wave.
Illustration: Storm Bella in Finistère in December 2020.
AFP
Three members of the same family, the parents and one of the children who were walking on a dike early Thursday evening in Plogoff (Finistère), were found dead after being swept away by a wave, it was reported. learned from the prefecture.
The two adults, aged 55 for the father and 33 for the mother, had been recovered around 7:30 p.m. in cardiopulmonary arrest but the rescuers were unable to revive them, the chief of staff told AFP. of the prefect, David Foltz. The lifeless body of the 12-year-old child was recovered shortly after 10 p.m., leading to the search being suspended. Three other children in the family, who for their part had not climbed the dike, are safe and sound but shocked.
The tragedy occurred around 6:40 p.m., just over an hour before high tide, in Pors-Loubous. The sea at this location, located a few kilometers from the Pointe du Raz, was agitated by a strong swell but the weather was not unfavorable, said a spokeswoman for the maritime prefecture. A blade suddenly took the three people on the dike. “They were swept out to sea,” explained the chief of staff.
Witnesses immediately alerted the emergency services and significant resources were deployed, in particular three helicopters, as well as resources from the SNSM (rescue at sea) and firefighters. The family lived in Audierne, not far from there, according to David Foltz. An investigation should be opened on Friday and witnesses will be heard, he added.
Posted today at 03:25
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