They undoubtedly saved his life! Tuesday January 7, two Eure road operating agents threw themselves into the Seine to rescue a teenage girl in distress, in Vernon. In hypothermia, the young girl was hospitalized, without her life being in danger.
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An act full of courage and bravery. Tuesday January 7, in the middle of the morning, two Eure road operating agents saw a young girl jumping from the Clémenceau bridge, in Vernon. She left her things behind before climbing over the parapet and rushing into the Seine.
Seeing the teenager in distress in the water, they decide to help her. “They probably saw the victim and decided to take their vehicle again to go down to the Jacques-Chirac quay, 200m further on. From there, they got into the water and managed to bring the young girl back to the shore”reports the SDIS of Eure.
After recovering the teenager, the two agents returned to the shore. A witness then called for help. Luckily, firefighters were working in the area at the time. Eleven members of the emergency services and six vehicles intervened quickly to examine the young girl but also the two Department agents.
Aged 15, she suffered from hypothermia, the firefighters transferred her to the Mantes-la-Jolie hospital center in relative emergency.
“We are all very proud of these two agents“, Alexandre Rassaërt salutes the bravery of the employees of the Eure Departmental Council. The president of the community wanted to highlight the courage of two members of the road operation who.
They did not hesitate for a second to help a young girl despite all the risks, the very strong current in that place and the very low temperature. They clearly intervened at the risk of their own lives.
Alexandre Rassaërt, president of the Eure Departmental Council
“We are in the middle of winter, during a flood period, in the Seine, where barges and boats are circulating, we could have had three victims, these two men carried out a real rescue, it is to their credit”confirms the SDIS which salutes the good reflexes of the two agents: “Making a rescue while limiting your own risks is essential, they had the presence of mind not to jump into the water after her.”
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