The many families present at the Roche-Ballue leisure site in Bouguenais will remember their Sunday afternoon with dread.
At around 4 p.m., panic spread to the edge of the water when a 3-year-old girl disappeared from her parents' sight.
She was found lifeless in the water by bathers.
The firefighters intervened quickly to help him.
The child was transported to the emergency room of the Nantes University Hospital.
His vital prognosis was engaged, reports the departmental fire and rescue service (Sdis).
A crisis unit in town hall
The town hall of Bouguenais convened a crisis unit on Monday morning.
The Roche-Ballue bathing site is not supervised at this time of year.
It was to be from Saturday June 12.
Almost four years ago, a 7-year-old girl drowned in La Roche-Ballue.
She could not be revived.
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