A windsurfer in difficulty had to be rescued on Saturday November 23, 2024 off the coast of Hermanville-sur-Mer, on the Calvados coast. Strong gusts of wind have been recorded since yesterday due to the passage of storm Bert in the department.
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Saturday November 23, 2024, a windsurfer in difficulty had to be rescued off the coast of Hermanville-sur-Mer (Calvados) (illustrative photo). | WEST-FRANCE ARCHIVES/ILLUSTRATION PHOTO
It was a witness who raised the alarm when the gale linked to the passage of the storm Bert had already arrived in Calvados. Saturday November 23, 2024, a windsurfer in difficulty had to be rescued off the coast of Hermanville-sur-Mer. To help him, a light lifeboat and a rescue and victim assistance vehicle from the Calvados departmental fire and rescue service were mobilized, as was the semi-rigid from the SNSM station in Ouistreham.
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Call for “utmost caution”
The person was recovered and brought to shore safely. The maritime prefecture of the Channel and the North Sea calls “Practitioners of nautical leisure activities should exercise the greatest caution for the end of this weekend marked by the “Bert” depression and particularly unfavorable weather conditions”.
