In the night of Thursday to Friday, a German yachtsman died after falling to the sea, off Soulac-sur-mer in Gironde. The disappearance of the man had been reported Thursday night to help at sea.
A German sailor from Hanover (Lower Saxony) died in the night from Thursday to Friday after falling to the sea of his boat, off the coast of Soulac-sur-Mer (Gironde), announced on Friday the maritime prefect of Atlantic.
The victim was with a teammate aboard the "Momo" , a ten-meter sailboat from Arcachon to Royan, which capsized while the sea was "dismantled" , according to the same source.
Her disappearance was reported Thursday night to the rescue at sea by the second person, a refugee inside the boat. The body of the deceased boater was found on the surface.
The teammate and one of the volunteers of SNSM (National Society for rescue at sea), came to rescue her, were wounded and hospitalized in Bordeaux.