An 11-year-old girl was found dead drowned in a pond on Wednesday July 16 in the evening in Ombrée-d’Anjou (Maine-et-Loire), we learned Thursday from the gendarmes, who launched a call for witnesses to find her. “She was in the leisure center, she left for an unknown reason. Gendarmerie divers discovered his body (Wednesday) vers 22 h “SaidAFP gendarmes.
“The gendarmes made observations on the spot. The color of the swimsuit corresponded to the one that had been described ”said Thursday morning Éric Bouillard, public prosecutor of Angers, to a correspondent of theAFP.
Swimming exercises
The girl participated in a holiday camp from Nantes and supervised swimming exercises were organized in the pond. “Those who came out of the water had to wait on a nearby bench. At one point, the little girl, who had to be there, disappeared ”added the magistrate. An investigation was opened in search of the causes of death and entrusted to the gendarmes of the Segré company.
“There is a real presumption of drowning”according to the prosecutor. This hypothesis must be confirmed by medical expertise. Witnesses must be heard on Thursday. “We will measure the management rate. We always check it in this type of situation: did everything go well in the supervision? Was there a clumsy? »»detailed Eric Bouillard.
In a press release, the Nantes Association Surprise, specializing in the organization of cultural and leisure activities and which organized the exit, spoke of a « drame terrible ». “The group was supervised by two graduate animators from the Share” et “The site was monitored by several lifeguards”.
Adolescents had to pass an aquatic ease test
“Wishing to participate in a water activity, adolescents had to pass an aquatic ease test, under the supervision of a lifeguard”detailed the association.
The victim “And two other teenagers who did not manage to pass the aquatic ease test, they returned to the bank in the presence of the animation team. It was then that(elle) has disappeared. The animators immediately tried it on site, accompanied by teams from the leisure center and then informed the gendarmerie as well as the family of the girl ”.
A psychological aid cell, “Accessible to all those who wish, is in preparation”according to the same source, which ensures cooperating “Totally” to the investigation.
The gendarmerie had published a call for witnesses to find the little girl who had disappeared from the outskirts of the Saint-Aubin pond on Wednesday around 1 p.m.
