Their disappearance had been reported by their family, from the community of traveling people, a few hours before.
Two 8-year-old children were found dead in a swimming pool on Monday evening in Antibes (Alpes-Maritimes), a few hours after reporting their disappearance by their family, learned Le Figaro police sources, confirming information from BFM Nice Côte d’Azur. The two children were discovered “Brove into the tarpaulin at the bottom of the water”specify our sources.
An investigation was opened by the Grasse prosecutor’s office in search of the causes of death and entrusted to the antiboise police. The accidental track remains at this privileged stage but “The investigation will be used to determine the exact causes”.
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27 children deceased by drowning since June
The two children came from the Travelers community, installed in the Antibes sector. The facts occurred in an above-ground private swimming pool which was not tarpaulin, we are told. The two children were found around 8 p.m. on cardio-respiratory arrest and despite several attempts, could not be resuscitated by the emergency services.
Since June, 193 deaths by Noyades have been identified, including 27 children. Figures that almost doubled in a year. Noyades followed by death among those under 18 mainly take place in a private pool, according to France’s public health statistics published in May 2025.