Drama off the Glénans archipelago.
This Sunday, a freediver died in the waters of this archipelago located in the south of Finistère, we learned from the maritime prefecture of the Atlantic.
At around 10 a.m., Etel's Regional Operational Surveillance and Rescue Center (CROSS) was alerted by people occupying a semi-rigid "that one of its freedivers was in difficulty in the sea on the outskirts of the island. de Penfret ”, in the Glénans archipelago.
His death noted in the afternoon
According to Ouest-France, the man was diving with friends when they lost track of him.
He was searched for several hours by rescuers.
Despite the mobilization of numerous maritime rescue services, in particular SNSSM boats and firefighters and helicopter boats, such as the dragon 29 and that of the French Navy, “the diver was found underwater at a depth of about 4 m by the Coastal rescuers from the Finistère Departmental Fire and Rescue Service (SDIS) ”.
His death will be declared in the afternoon by a doctor from Samu.