A 93-year-old man was found dead in Roches-de-Condrieu (Isère), this Saturday morning.
His body was discovered around 6:20 a.m. in the waters of the Rhône by a local resident, reports
Le Dauphiné Libéré
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Gendarmes from the Valence river brigade had to be dispatched to the scene to recover the victim.
Preferred accident hypothesis
The body of the nonagenarian was taken out around 10 a.m.
Arriving at the scene of the tragedy, his wife recognized her husband's clothes.
The death was pronounced on the spot.
The accidental thesis is privileged.
The man, who suffered from loss of balance, would have fallen into the water while he was on a low wall.
No suspicious marks were found on his body.
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