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If the heat wave encourages swimming, beware: each year, more than 1,000 people die by drowning. Caution should be exercised in unsupervised waterways.
The call of the water seems evident in the scorching temperatures. In Besancon (Doubs)in the afternoon of Monday July 10, a few bathers bathed in the Doubs. Every year, many jump into the river. enough to that the waterways of France (VNF) put in guard the boldest. The municipality, which says it lacks lifeguards, also prohibits swimming.
84 cases of fatal drownings in France in 2022
At the level of the department, the firefighters have opted for a message of prevention. “For us, there is a huge problem of accessibility of these locations along the river. That is to say, sometimes you have to walk for several minutes, either to use means that will advance slowly”explains Captain Yvon Stortzof SDIS 25. In June 2022, 84 cases of drowning deadly have been counted In France. A quarter took place in unguarded waterways.