A drama took place on Wednesday evening in Auray in Morbihan.
When he had just bathed in the Bono river and got out of the water, a young man of 24 became unwell, reports
Le Télégramme
.
The friend who accompanied him first tried to resuscitate him by giving him cardiac massage before the emergency services took over.
In vain.
An investigation, entrusted to the gendarmerie, was opened to determine the circumstances of the death.
The victim was part of the Auray rugby club, the daily said.
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