Possible drowning in Montérégie | A man between life and death

A man rests between life and death after being fished out unconscious on Saturday afternoon at Sablon beach in Saint-Polycarpe.

Lea Carrier
The Press

The man in his forties had thrown himself into the water from a platform, said Sergeant Stéphane Tremblay, spokesman for the Sûreté du Québec.

He was recovered unconscious, and resuscitation maneuvers were carried out until the arrival of the emergency services, around 4 p.m. Transported to a hospital, the man is still in critical condition.

As it is a potential drowning, a forensic identification team was called to the scene to investigate. The scene had been released on Saturday evening.