A dramatic accident occurred Sunday in the town of Richemont, in Seine-Maritime.
A 56-year-old man has died after being caught in an apple press, reports
Paris Normandie
.
The farmer's clothes got stuck by a gimbal of the machine while making cider.
The victim was "drawn into a phenomenon of hanging", indicate the emergency services to our colleagues.
A well-known municipal employee
Eight firefighters, in three machines, as well as a team from Smur quickly went to the scene of the accident.
They tried to help the 50-year-old, but resuscitation attempts were unsuccessful.
The man was pronounced dead on the spot.
According to
Le Réveil
, the farmer was a municipal employee of Aubéguimont and Landes-Vieilles-et-Neuves.
“He had worked for us for many, many years.
He was a very conscientious person.
It was like a friend.
It's a tragedy ”, reacted to the information site the mayor of Aubéguimont, Jacky Baudon.
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