All are from the same region and participated in supervised outings with leisure centers.
An 11 -year -old girl died drowned Sunday in a leisure center in La Grande-Paroisse en Seine-et-Marnelearned AFP from police source, the third death of an autistic child from the region in comparable circumstances in a week.
The victim, suffering from an autism spectrum disorder, participated in an outing with a center located in Arpajon, in the neighboring department of Essonne, according to the police source. She escaped the supervision of the supervisors and her body was found immersed by a lifeguard, added the same source. His death was declared on the spot.
Friday, A seven -year -old child who stayed in a holiday center belonging to the city of Bobigny And located in the Allier department had drowned during an outing in a plain of games in Moulins. According to a source close to the file, the child also suffered from an autistic disorder.
The group was “Supervised by a team of eight people – a reinforced framework rate due to the presence of two children with disabilities”, According to the press release from the town hall of Bobigny.
Last Monday, the same type of drama occurred in Val-de-Marne. Leaving with a leisure center at the Interdepartmental Sports Park 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.
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 one year, according to the latest public health figures France. Among them, 27 children and adolescents (15 in 2024) died.
