A 64-year-old man drowned this Saturday, June 5 at midday after falling from his canoe during a descent of the Ardèche gorges, according to the firefighters of the department.
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The sixty-year-old, who was accompanied by his wife, fell from the boat in a rapid and found himself trapped under a rock, from which he was unable to free himself due to the force of the current, the officials said. relief.
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The couple were from Ain.
The accident occurred in the town of Ruoms.