A tragedy occurred in the town of Pertuis, in the Vaucluse, this Tuesday.
A 3-year-old child drowned in the Durance, a hundred meters from his home, reports
La Provence
.
It was around 5:45 p.m. when the emergency services were alerted.
Dispatched to the scene, at the level of the municipal road of Iscles du Mulet, rescuers and specialized divers pulled the young victim out of the water.
They tried to resuscitate the little boy, in vain.
His death was soon pronounced.
An open investigation
The circumstances of the drowning are unknown at this time.
A police investigation has been opened to shed light on this tragedy.
The Pertuis company is in charge of the investigations.
Sunday, in Seine-et-Marne, a man drowned under the eyes of his 6-year-old son.
In the middle of a fishing trip, he entered the water to bring up a fish but was unbalanced and fell.
Not knowing how to swim, he failed to reach the shore.
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