Illustration of a SNSM boat.
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Sebastien SALOM-GOMIS / AFP
They were witnesses who saw it fall into the water, shortly after 3 p.m., in the Pointe du But sector off the island of Yeu in Vendée.
This Thursday, a 63-year-old boater died despite the intervention of the emergency services.
This man, who was sailing on a little rough sea, was spotted by the firefighters of the Sdis 85 before being recovered by the rescuers of the SNSM, indicates the maritime prefecture of the Atlantic.
After getting the man back into their speedboat, they began a heart massage before a doctor on shore took over, to no avail.
The death was declared at 4:45 p.m.
According to France Bleu Loire Océan, the victim is a Nantes resident who has a second home on the island of Yeu.
He was alone on board his five-meter-long fishing boat when the tragedy occurred.
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