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Clément Follain / 20 Minutes

A young woman drowned, Friday noon, after having accidentally slipped in a river, in Villefranche-sur-Saône, when she had come to picnic, reported our colleagues from

Progress.

The victim, who was picnicking with a friend, accidentally slipped, according to the regional daily.

An open investigation

The young student, in her twenties, was taken to hospital in serious condition.

She died a few hours later.

An investigation is open to determine the circumstances of the tragedy, said our colleagues.

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