A tragedy took place on Saturday afternoon in Chasse-sur-Rhône (Isère).
As France Bleu Isère reveals, a 12-year-old boy is indeed drowned in the Rhône.
Rescued by the firefighters in cardio-respiratory arrest, he could not be revived by the emergency services.
Her 6-year-old younger sister was pulled out of the water by passers-by, before help arrived.
Transported to hospital in Vienne (Isère), the child from Givors (Rhône) is no longer in danger.
According to the first testimonies collected, the children wanted to soak their feet at the level of the footbridge going from Chasse-sur-Rhône to Givors, and they were carried away by the current.
In shock, their mother was taken care of and also taken to the hospital.
It is forbidden to bathe in this place, as recalled on Saturday evening the mayor of Chasse-sur-Rhône Christophe Bouvier.
Aware that on the spot, "families or young people" regularly defy the prohibition signs, the elected official specifies: "The Rhône forms a bend and with the bridge, it causes whirlpools with a fairly violent current".
A 17-year-old teenager had already drowned nearby last year, recalls Christophe Bouvier.
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