An old man found dead and fished out by the gendarmes in a port in the Pyrénées-Orientales

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An important device was deployed this Sunday, October 27 on thehe port of Canet-en-Roussillon. After several hours of searching, it was here that emergency services and the police finally recovered the body. of an 89 year old man.

Found at the bottom of the water

The alert was given at midday, when the octogenarian's car was seen parked at the port of Canet-en-Roussillon, near the aquarium and the ferris wheel. Soldiers from the Saint-Cyprien nautical brigade and those from the SNSM then dove into the port in search of the missing person.

His lifeless body was finally found at the bottom of the water and then recovered. The old man could not be resuscitated and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The investigation concluded that it was a suicide.

Contacted by News Perpignanthe Pyrénées-Orientales gendarmerie group indicates thatan investigation has been opened Sunday afternoon to investigate the causes of death. She recently quickly concluded it was suicide.

The investigations are now complete, and the body of the unfortunate man has been returned to his family, confirms the group.

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