It is the first death, probably by drowning, on the Channel coast this year. A bather died off Bricqueville-sur-Mer, between Agon-Coutainville and Granville, this Saturday July 16, announces the maritime prefecture of the Channel and the North Sea.
At the start of the afternoon, the beach surveillance post reported the worrying disappearance of one of the swimmers. Informed, the CROSS of Jobourg mobilizes the SNSM of Saint-Martin-de-Bréhal and Hauteville-sur-Mer, and the Dragon 50 for research.
The victim was found unconscious. Despite the efforts of the emergency services to resuscitate her, she did not could not be saved. We do not know the circumstances of this tragedy.