A first police officer died in France following the Covid-19, a 54-year-old expert trainer based in Seine-et-Marne, we learned on Friday from concordant sources.
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A 54-year-old father of two
"The director general and the staff of the @PoliceNationale learned with emotion the death of a police major following # Covid19," tweeted the national police. The policeman was a "national expert in intervention techniques," she said. As a trainer, he was not in contact with the public. Aged 54 and father of two, he was based in Lognes, Seine-et-Marne, according to a police source. He was hospitalized Thursday evening and died overnight.
The director general and the staff of @PoliceNationale learned with emotion the death of a police major following # Covid19.
A national expert in intervention techniques, he was a very valuable police officer.
We share the grief of those close to him. pic.twitter.com/czZxRklFbM
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A "very valuable" policeman
The national police hailed "a very valuable policeman". "We share the grief of those close to her," she added. Among the other police forces, the gendarmerie recorded the first death from the coronavirus on March 26.