In the middle of the evening, divers from Martigues, near Marseille, joined the search, in the hope of finding the victim, in vain. FRED TANNEAU / AFP
At this stage, the victim has not been identified and no report for a disturbing disappearance has been registered. Further searches at sea are planned for Thursday.
Le Figaro Nice
“It didn’t play out much”, regret, a little bitter, a policeman. And for good reason, the soldiers of Mandelieu-la-Napoule, near Nice (Alpes-Maritimes), intervened urgently on Tuesday evening after being warned that a body was floating in the Siagne, a coastal river which flows into the Mediterranean. , indicates to Figaro a police source, confirming information from nice morning.
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Two joggers running along the river gave the alert around 7:30 p.m. By the time the gendarmes were on the spot, the corpse had already drifted to the mouth thanks to a strong swell. The maritime prefecture was informed immediately, making available to the military and the civil security helicopter, Dragon 06. But when the boats of the Rescuers at sea (SNSM) and the nautical brigade of Antibes arrived on place, the body suddenly sank. “The lungs slowly filled with water and he ended up sinking”, explains the same source. A detail not without importance, which indicates that the body – probably that of a man – had just been immersed.
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No material clue
“We were really unlucky. The risk now is that the body will get lost at the bottom of a pit or far offshore., continues the police source. In the middle of the evening, divers from Martigues, near Marseille, joined the search, in the hope of finding the victim, in vain. The device was finally lifted a little after 1am. In addition, the gendarmes did not discover any material evidence along the banks of the Siagne. “The divers return to the water on Thursday. By then, the body can very well reappear, on a beach for example”says the constable.
An investigation has been opened by the community of the gendarmerie brigade of Mandelieu. At this stage, the victim has not been identified and no report for a disturbing disappearance has been registered. The investigations are continuing.
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