He did not “hesitate to put himself in danger”: a municipal police officer jumps into the Vidourle to save a woman from drowning

La victime, dans le Vidourle depuis une vingtaine de minutes, était à bout de forces. Illustration Midi Libre – R. D.

A municipal police officer from Marsillargues jumped into the water on Tuesday, January 21, to help the victim, who was around forty years old.

A woman in her forties, about to drown in the Vidourle, on the border of Hérault and Gard, was saved by a municipal police officer from Marsillargues who jumped into the river on Tuesday, January 21 at around 4:45 p.m.

When the police, alerted by a witness, arrived on the scene, near Mas de Tournefort, the victim had been in the water for around twenty minutes, exhausted. Without hesitation, one of the agents came to his aid.

Airlifted to the CHU with hypothermia

A few moments later, the municipal police of Lunel came to lend a hand, in particular by throwing a rope to hoist her out of the water. Once she was safe, they gave her first aid before the Marsillargues firefighters arrived.

In a state of hypothermia, the forty-year-old was taken care of by helicopter and quickly transported to the Montpellier CHU.

“We have a high-quality municipal police force that honors our community”, reacted the mayor of Marsillargues. “The officer who jumped into the water did not hesitate to put himself in danger to save this woman. Not to mention the municipal police of Lunel who, thanks to good coordination, ensured a happy outcome.”

We do not know for the moment the circumstances in which the victim ended up in the river.

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