Two gendarmes in police custody after the death of a man by drowning

The circumstances of the death of a man by drowning, Wednesday evening in Fercé-sur-Sarthe, are becoming clearer.

Saturday, an investigation was opened for "the counts of manslaughter by person depositary of public order", announced the parquet floor of Le Mans, quoted by the newspaper

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The victim had lost his life after jumping from a bridge while trying to escape a police check.

Spotted when he was not wearing his seat belt, this 51-year-old man had abandoned his vehicle to try to flee by throwing himself into the Sarthe.

Two soldiers, who rushed to the bank and called for help, were taken into custody.

"Fix their statements as soon as possible"

“It was a question of fixing their declarations as quickly as possible, specifies the deputy public prosecutor, quoted by

.

And, at the same time, to collect the identities of the witnesses to allow their subsequent hearings on the precise circumstances of the jump and its aftermath”.

An autopsy of the body must also be performed.

According to the newspaper

, the victim's family plans to file a complaint for non-assistance to a person in danger.

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• Pays de la Loire

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• Gendarmerie

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