The tragedy occurred this week in Haute-Saône. Despite the intervention of firefighters, the little boy unfortunately could not be saved. The inhabitants of the town of Montessaux where the accident took place are in mourning.
It is a tragedy that mourns the inhabitants of the town of Montessaux. This Thursday, March 9, 2023, a three-year-old boy drowned in a pond containing about ten centimeters of water. Despite the intervention of the emergency services, especially accustomed to dealing with cases of drowning in the summer, the child could not be saved. The facts occurred on the La Comté estate in Montessaux, a town located in Haute-Saône (70). A case that is reminiscent of this terrible accident which caused the death of three children who fell into a frozen lake.
The drama took place in a pond located on the family estate where the child lived with his family. A terrible ordeal for parents who have to mourn their barely three-year-old child. According to our colleagues from The Republican Eastthe alert was given around 4 p.m. on Thursday, March 9, 2023. After seeing her son’s down jacket floating in the water, the mother rushed into the pond to get the child out of there. .
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An important backup device
An intervention which led to the breakdown of her mobile phone, pushing the mother of the family to go to the nearest neighbor to alert the emergency services. The latter responded quickly to the call and set up an important emergency device. According to our colleagues, the firefighters of Melisey, Lure, Fresse, Champagney, a nurse firefighter under the orders of Lieutenant Villedieu, a team from the SMUR of Lure, the SAMU 25 and the Civil Security helicopter were deployed on site to help the drowned little boy. Despite the resources deployed and more than an hour of resuscitation attempts, the three-year-old child was declared dead by the doctor.
A survey forsearch for cause of death was opened by the Haute-Saône prosecutor’s office and entrusted to the Lure research brigade, which is collaborating in this case with the gendarmes of the community of Champagney brigades in charge of the first investigations. A team of criminal investigation technicians (TIC) also provided research assistance. The victim is part of a family of five children who had settled in this wooden house set back from the village of Montessaux last summer. A psychological unit has been set up to support the family in this ordeal.