Europe 1 with AFP 11:33 a.m., February 21, 2022
A couple in their 70s drowned in their car on Sunday evening in Bricqueville-sur-mer in the Manche department.
Their vehicle was swept away by the waves shortly before 10 p.m. and the night and the tide prevented the firefighters mobilized on the spot from locating it quickly.
A couple in their 70s drowned on Sunday evening in their car, which was swept away by the waves on a submersible road at high tide, in Bricqueville-sur-mer (Manche), firefighters announced on Monday.
The 74-year-old man and the 70-year-old woman called the fire brigade shortly before 10 p.m. on Sunday, when their vehicle had just been swept away on the RD 375 submersible road "at the time of high seas", according to the same source.
32 firefighters mobilized to try to rescue them
Thirty-two firefighters were then dispatched to the scene to rescue them, including water rescuers and divers.
An ambulance, all-terrain vehicles and the civil security helicopter also participated in the rescue.
The night and the high tide made it difficult to locate the submerged vehicle, which was not finally located until around 11:15 p.m. by the helicopter.
The two occupants were extracted from their car by the divers and then brought back to shore by the lifeboat.
They were declared dead by the SMUR doctor.