Two people died after the capsizing of a follower boat at the arrival of the Route du Rhum by sail, off Guadeloupe, said the public prosecutor of Pointe-à-Pitre.
A judicial investigation has been opened for involuntary homicides, indicated the prosecution, stressing that “the precise assessment (was) pending“. The boat was chartered by the organization of the race, specified the prosecutor Patrick Desjardins.
According to local media, a dozen people were on board the boat following the winner of the event Charles Caudrelier. The accident, the circumstances of which have not been specified, would have taken place one nautical mile from the coast, according to a close source. According to the firefighters, the National Society for Rescue at Sea (SNSM) rescued the victims, who were taken care of by the firefighters once ashore.
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