A biker from the gendarmerie tragically died Friday, May 13 at the end of the afternoon at Herm, in Ariège, during a motorcycle patrol, we learned this Saturday from the Ministry of the Interior by press release. .
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Around 5 p.m., Constable Jean-Jacques Bloy lost control of his motorcycle by slipping on gravel while he was traveling as part of a route reconnaissance mission.
Despite the intervention of his buddy and emergency services, he quickly died of his injuries.
Aged 37, this non-commissioned officer was married and the father of two children.
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In their press release, Gérald Darmanin and Marlène Schiappa offer “
their deepest condolences to his wife and children, his family and loved ones, and all of his comrades in the Gendarmerie.
"They also salute"
the memory of this gendarme engaged since 2005 within the national gendarmerie who served at the BMO Saint-Girons since September 1, 2020. This drama which comes to mourn the national gendarmerie testifies to the daily commitment of the members of our internal security forces at the service of all French people.
As such, they deserve the nation's respect and gratitude.
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On Twitter, the tenant of Place Beauvau also expressed his
“great sadness”
at the announcement of the death of Constable Bloy.
According to figures from the Ministry of the Interior, 4 gendarmes lost their lives in 2020 in the exercise of their duties.
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