West of Toulouse: a teenager drowned at Lac de la Ramée
A young boy drowned in the Lac de la Ramée in Tournefeuille. Despite the efforts of the emergency services, he could not be revived. He would have been the victim of a hydrocution.
Sitting on their bikes, the four teenagers seem stunned. Staring out at the lake, they watch the film of their horrible late afternoon. The tears finally come only around 7:45 p.m., when they are joined by their parents. At that moment, one of the children understands that his friend has died following a drowning. And he collapses in his mother’s arms. The cry of pain is unbearable. Out of modesty, the police ask all athletes and other walkers to turn back.
An accident occurred this Tuesday at the end of the afternoon, on the Lac de la Ramée in Tournefeuille to the west of Toulouse. According to our information, a group of young people were riding their bikes when one of them decided to swim in the body of water. But while his friends were patiently waiting for him to resume their journey, the 14-year-old boy never came back. Several witnesses gave the alert. The firefighters quickly intervened with a team of divers and managed to fish out the teenager who is unconscious in the water. He was already in cardiopulmonary arrest.
Victim of a hydrocution
For very long minutes, the emergency services gave him a cardiac massage. Despite their efforts, the 14-year-old boy was pronounced dead at 6:30 p.m. He would have been the victim of a violent hydrocution. The scene took place under the eyes of many witnesses, including small children, who were walking with their parents to enjoy the good weather.
This Tuesday around 7 p.m., the premises were evacuated by the police who established a security perimeter. Investigators from the Left Bank legal support group also went to the scene to find out more about the circumstances of this accident with dramatic consequences. Investigations are ongoing.