Two young men were rewarded this Saturday in Champagne-sur-Seine (Seine-et-Marne) after saving a two-year-old girl from drowning a few days earlier.

They received, from the hands of two local elected officials, the medal of the city and the medal of the National Assembly, reports  

Le Parisien

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Titouan Gilles, 19, and Tom Ratinaud, 18, did not hesitate when they saw a mother fall into the Seine with her daughter and ten-month-old baby on March 25.

They jumped into the water one after another to help them.

This Saturday, the elected officials praised the "coldness and humility" of the two high school students in BTS.

đź”´ FLASH - #ChampagneSurSeine: Eight days after saving a girl who fell into the #Seine, Tom Ratinaud and Titouan Gilles received the #medals from the city and the National Assembly this Saturday morning during a ceremony at the town hall.

(LP) #SeineEtMarne pic.twitter.com/zwquwXWvII

– FLASH INFO Ile-de-France (@info_Paris_IDF) April 2, 2022


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Psychological cell opened in the high school

Despite the presentation of medals, the two days remain concerned about the state of health of the infant.

The latter was in fact only fished out about twenty minutes after the incident by the firefighters.

Revived and hospitalized in Paris, his vital prognosis was still engaged this Friday.

A psychological cell was opened in the high school of the two heroes after the fact.

The Fontainebleau prosecutor's office has opened an investigation.

Placed in police custody for attempted murder, the mother was quickly released.

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