They were ejected into the sea. A 58-year-old man died on Saturday afternoon off Pornichet (Loire-Atlantique), after a breaking wave knocked him off his boat, firefighters report.
His 54-year-old wife also fell in the water but was only slightly injured.
According to the maritime prefecture of the Atlantic, the man was taken care of around 3:30 p.m. by SNSM sea rescuers after a witness saw a woman who was trying to keep her unconscious husband out of the water. .
At the quay, the Smur could do nothing to save him.
His wife was transported to Saint-Nazaire hospital.
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