Her mom can be proud of her.
This Saturday, Lou, 16, saved a woman who had just jumped from the Soweto bridge, in Yerres (Essonne).
The facts took place in the middle of the day, around noon.
“I was in the car with my mother, the light was red,” says the teenager.
She saw a woman, who must have been in her forties, walking down the street in her pajamas.
A few seconds later, we turned left on the bridge, and the woman was gone.
A man was shouting:
She jumped, she jumped!
My mother stopped and took her phone to call the emergency services.
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Meanwhile, Lou gets out of the car and goes down to the bank to see what's going on.
"Everything happened very quickly, I didn't have time to think, I didn't ask myself a question," recalls Lou, who jumps into the water to rescue the woman who is on the move. to drown.
Just before her, Cyril, 41, accountant and educator at the Yerres football club, did not hesitate either. “I followed the man and I helped him bring her back to the bank.
The water was not that cold, I was surprised.
Maybe it was the adrenaline rush.
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On the spot, other passers-by help them out of the water.
“Afterwards, the police arrived very quickly, then the firefighters.
It was impressive, Lou says.
I was not afraid for myself, but for the lady.
With the gentleman, we felt capable of helping her, the river was calm.
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"My daughter is very generous, she has a lot of empathy"
Lou's mother is in admiration.
“I am not surprised at what she did, blows this municipal officer of the city.
I did not attend the scene, I was on the phone with the emergency services, and it is probably better.
It was after, when I saw her soaked that I understood.
It reflects her deep nature, my daughter is very generous, she has a lot of empathy.
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Lou has been a young firefighter (JSP) for four years.
"I would like to become a professional or volunteer firefighter," announces the young woman, who has received messages of congratulations from the departmental fire and rescue service (Sdis 91).
"This young girl, who is in the 3rd year of JSP at the Brunoy rescue center, will be received on Wednesday by the deputy departmental director, Rémi Capart," Sdis 91 also indicates. She will be thanked for her act of bravery.
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The victim hospitalized in shock
The other rescuer, Cyril Henique, was returning from a match with his 8-year-old son when he saw this woman throw herself off the bridge. “I stopped the car and went to see it was underwater. I took off my jacket and went downstairs. I swam up to her. With clothes and shoes, it was not easy. Lou joined me and she was able to take over. "
He continues: “It was very fast, I didn't hesitate for a second. I have done a lot of swimming and diving, but it's been a date. "At the time, his son, who attended the scene, quickly joined by his grandmother who lives next door," was a little shocked, recognizes Cyril. But it didn't last. Afterwards, he was proud. Just before, in the car, I told him that it was important to learn to swim… ”He also wishes to congratulate Lou. “She was super brave, hats off to her”. And hopes that the rescued woman "will come out and be better, because when it comes to jumping, she did not hesitate". The victim was hospitalized in shock.
Congratulations to Lou M. and Cyril H. Around noon, these two Yerrois jumped into the water in the Yerres to rescue a lady who had just jumped from the Soweto bridge into the river.
The two rescuers are doing well and the lady, taken in charge by the emergency services, is unharmed.
Thank you !
#Yerres pic.twitter.com/wksjOI5BW1
- Olivier Clodong (@oclodong) May 8, 2021
On the day of the events, the mayor of the city, Olivier Clodong (DVD), immediately went there. “I was finishing the May 8 celebrations when I found out what had happened. Arriving on site, the victim was taken care of by the firefighters. I was able to congratulate Lou, who was still there, in person. I then called Cyril. I am very proud of them. They showed courage and did not hesitate for a second. I find that extraordinary and it is all the more remarkable for a 16 year old girl. It is a remarkable act of altruism that deserves to be saluted and highlighted. They saved an administered and I thank them on behalf of the city. "
