two septuagenarians died drowned within the English Channel | EUROtoday

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Emergency providers had been instantly mobilized but it surely was a zodiac from the Saint-Martin-de-Bréhal crusing faculty which was the primary to recuperate two individuals, together with one unconscious, and produce them again to the seashore. A medical crew dropped off by helicopter took care of them however the unconscious individual couldn’t be revived and was declared lifeless. The second sufferer was in absolute emergency when he was handled by the firefighters.

Further north, witnesses got here to assistance from the third sufferer, on the Bricqueville-sur-Mer help station (Manche). She may also be declared lifeless when assist arrives. The Coutances public prosecutor's workplace opened an investigation which was entrusted to the departmental gendarmerie, specifies the maritime prefecture.

READ ALSO Storm Pierrick: 7 departments on orange alert for waves-submersion, 5 for floods​​​​​​​The prefecture reminds us of the “simple but essential rules” for having fun with the coast whereas the excessive tides (coefficient 113) proceed till April 11: earlier than any journey to the ocean or on the coast, test the climate forecast , coefficients and tide instances; don’t exit alone and inform family members of your intentions beforehand (place, time of departure and if potential return); have a way of communication to alert emergency providers at sea (cell phone charged and positioned in a water-resistant pocket to contact 196, or by way of channel 16 on VHF); keep near a withdrawal level and preserve a visible reference level on the coast (because the tide rises, it could possibly significantly modify the notion of the surroundings).