A child’s game turns tragic, a 7-year-old boy dies in the middle of a meal at the summer camp

A tragic accident. Tuesday, October 25, a 7-year-old boy died while having lunch in the canteen of an outdoor center in Sancourt, in the Nord department. According to our colleagues from The voice of the North, the boy suffered from an airway obstruction after swallowing, following a challenge, a cheese coated in red wax all round. “It’s child’s play that has turned into a tragedy“, explains the prosecution.

Around 12:30 p.m., the firefighters and the SMUR of Douai and Cambrai were mobilized to the scene. “They were very worried on the phone and made us evacuate the vehicles from the parking lot to bring a helicopter“, testifies an onlooker present at the arrival of the help. Sheltered from the eyes of the little ones, theThe supervisors first practiced first aid, before the rescuers took over and tried to resuscitate the boy. “for more than forty-five minutes”. The latter unfortunately succumbed to a cardio-ventilatory arrest before being evacuated as far as possible from his comrades.

Psychological support requested by the management of the center

Still according to our colleagues, the director of the summer camp of SIVOM1 Ouest-Cambrésis contacted the 15th so that children, parents and staff members could benefit from psychological support. On site, the locals rule out any lack of vigilance on the part of the establishment, which is considered very safe. “Children do not lack supervision. When there are five or six outside, there is always someone. They never let them play in a corner“¸says a witness.

In the absence of medico-legal obstacles, the body of the young victim was returned to his family.