The body of a six-year-old child missing since Monday was found lifeless in the lake of Château-la-Vallière (Indre-et-Loire), where he had bathed despite the ban by the town hall, said this Tuesday the public prosecutor of Tours, Grégoire Dulin. An investigation was opened for manslaughter, said the magistrate, adding that, "according to the first elements of the investigation, the death is compatible with drowning".
The child, who was placed in a child welfare home of the departmental council of Indre-et-Loire, had taken part in an outing with five other children, Monday afternoon at Lac du Val Joyeux , while swimming was prohibited there.
"Numerous hearings in progress to determine the facts"
According to the prosecution, the town hall of Château-la-Vallière had issued a decree on Friday prohibiting access to the water on Monday July 27, in the absence of a lifeguard to supervise swimming that day. From the same source, the children of the group "were not the only ones" to bathe despite the ban.
Around 6 p.m., "the child escaped the vigilance" of the educator, who was alone for six children, aged 6 to 14, explained the prosecutor. “We think he went back to the water at the start. The educator asked the children to get dressed, ”he added. "Many hearings are underway to determine the facts," said Grégoire Dulin. The people heard are not placed in police custody, according to the prosecution.
The body of the child was found in the lake at the end of the morning on Tuesday by the divers of the river brigade of the national gendarmerie. He was transported to the Medico-Legal Institute in Tours, where an autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday. Numerous resources with ground teams, dog lovers, divers and a helicopter had been deployed.
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