Noyades are one of the risks of this summer period. And a new drama occurred Sunday in Ile-de-France. An 11-year-old girl died drowned in a leisure center in La Grande-Parois in Seine-et-Marne, according to a police source.
The victim, suffering from an autism spectrum disorder, participated in an outing with a center located in Arpajon, in the neighboring department of Essonne. She escaped the supervision of the supervisors and her body was found immersed by a lifeguard. His death was declared on the spot.
Two other dramas in a week
This is the third death of an autistic child from the region in comparable circumstances in a week. Friday, a seven -year -old child who stayed in a holiday center belonging to the city of Bobigny and located in the Allier department drowned during a release in a play plain in Moulins. According to a source close to the file, the child also suffered from an autistic disorder.
Last Monday, the same type of drama occurred in Val-de-Marne. At the exit with a leisure center at the Sports Interdepartmental Park in Choisy Paris Val-de-Marne, an 11-year-old autistic boy had escaped the vigilance of his educator, according to a police source. He was found in cardiopulmonary arrest just under an hour later in the park’s water and could not be resuscitated.
Our file on drownings
Since the start of the year, the increase in the number of drownings in France worried. Between June 1 and July 23, 193 people died drowned, +45 % over a year, according to the latest public health figures France. Among them, 27 children and adolescents (15 in 2024) died.