They were thrown into the sea. A 25-year-old woman died on Saturday after a breaking wave knocked her off a semi-rigid in Vendée.
A 30-year-old, who also fell into the water, was in a state of absolute emergency, we learned from the emergency services.
According to the maritime prefecture of the Atlantic, he was transferred by helicopter to the emergency room of La Roche-sur-Yon after being taken care of by a firefighter and a doctor, aboard a speedboat of the SNSM.
Around 2 p.m., the two victims were off the island of Yeu when their boat "took a breaking wave", indicated the Codis de Vendée.
"After the search, we found all the people, two in the water and one in the boat," according to the same source.
This third person, a 36-year-old man who remained on board, is "shocked".
The accident took place not far from Pointe du But, in the west of the island.
A trawler and a barge collide off the island of Yeu
Another motorist trapped by the tide at the Passage du Gois in Vendée
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