Sailor Mamadou fell into the water while returning from fishing. Originally from Senegal, he arrived in Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie in January.
Navy helicopter, patrol plane, SNSM... Significant resources were mobilized to try to find the father of the fisherman family. Investigations continued throughout Saturday afternoon. But “at 8:00 p.m., for lack of new information, the searches by directed means were stopped” “In 42 years, this is the first sailor to die in these conditions,” specifies the local professionals.