A Montauban rugby player dies jumping from a bridge while celebrating a victory

Kelly Meafua, player of the rugby team of the city of

, in the French second division, died on the night of Friday to Saturday when he jumped from a bridge into

when he was celebrating with other teammates the victory a few hours before against

.

In a message posted on its Facebook page, the

(USM) reported the death of

, who was

, and spoke of what happened as a "drama" that has surprised everyone.

Firefighters were alerted in the early morning to come to the aid of

, apparently after leaving a nightclub.

A witness quoted by the newspaper

said that after the first jumped into the water, the second did the same to try to help him.

The witness explained that he restrained a third member of the group, who

, and that he was also going to jump.

Firefighters rescued rugby player,

, 25, who was found on a shore in a hypothermic state, who was taken to

hospital .

's body

could only be recovered two hours later.

He will undergo an autopsy to determine the causes of death and determine if there were traces of alcohol or other drugs in his body.

Originally from Samoa, he had arrived in France in 2015 to continue his sports career.

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