A 3-year-old girl was found unconscious in a pool at the Bocage swimming pool in Vitré, near Rennes (Ille-et-Vilaine), this Wednesday, October 30, 2024 in the morning. The child was airlifted, in cardio-respiratory distress, to the Rennes Hospital Center.
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This Wednesday, October 30, 2024, around 10:20 a.m., a 3-year-old little girl was found unresponsive in a pool at the Bocage swimming pool, in Vitré near Rennes (Ille-et-Vilaine). After providing him with cardiac massages, the emergency services finally noted a resumption of his cardio-respiratory activity. The child was urgently airlifted to the Pontchaillou hospital center in Rennes. The swimming pool was evacuated to allow the intervention of the emergency services.
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An open investigation
The little girl was part of a group of around forty children, coming from a daycare center in Argentré-du-Plessis. Everyone left, shocked, in the bus that had brought them there. An investigation is underway to determine the exact causes of the accident, indicate the Vitré gendarmerie services. Many elected officials were on site this Wednesday morning, including the president of Vitré community Teddy Régnier, Paul Lapause on 1is deputy of the municipality of Vitré, and the mayor of Argentré-du-Plessis, Jean-Noël Bévière. A psychological assistance unit has been set up to help the children who witnessed the scene.
