Pyrénées-Orientales: victim of an illness, a diver dies drowned in Cerbère
A 68-year-old man lost his life on Tuesday morning in Cerbère (Pyrénées-Orientales). As he was about to go diving, the latter fell victim to discomfort in the water.
A
68 -year- old
man lost his life on Tuesday, September 6 in
Cerbère (Pyrénées-Orientales) , early in the morning. According to the first elements collected by
Actu Perpignan , the victim would have suffered discomfort in the water, before
drowning.
Pyrénées-Orientales: a diver who suffered from discomfort during exercises
This sexagenarian was a
diver and was just about to leave on an expedition, at the time of the tragedy, which occurred around 7:50 a.m., in front of the
Cap Cerbère diving club.
The victim was taken out of the water in
cardiorespiratory arrest, before a witness provided the first cardiac
massages . A third person also had the reflex to pick up the
defibrillator kit at the town hall, in vain.
Firefighters continued
resuscitation attempts , but the victim could not be brought back to life and was
pronounced dead at the scene an hour later. A few days ago,
an 80-year-old man also lost his life after drowning, off
Lydia beach, in
Barcarès.
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