The woman needed to be evacuated for emergency care in a hospital setting. Ten gendarmes and 40 firefighters, including some from the unit specialized in rescue operations in dangerous environments, were at work.
The person, who had lived in Stenay for more than 20 years, had until now refused care. A similar operation had already taken place, in December 2020 in Perpignan, recalls France 3 Lorraine. The 50-year-old man had to be taken out of his home using a crane.