2023-08-11 09:27:35
Firefighters from the Hainaut-Est rescue zone, police officers from Charleroi and paramedics from the R-Médic company were called this Thursday, around 10 p.m., rue du Port in Monceau-sur-Sambre, on the edge of Dampremy.
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A passing motorist raised the alarm. He saw that a young man wanted to jump off the bridge which passes just above the old site of Carsid.
Firefighters, police and paramedics intervened in large numbers. – FVH From the bridge. – FVH
When help arrived, the young man fled. He is on foot, and at that time, it is (very) dark.
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The young man walks away, and the unthinkable happens… He climbs onto a second bridge, and accidentally falls several meters high.
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Large relief deployment
The time is serious, once once more, it is very dark, which complicates the search for help… The firefighters intervene very quickly under the orders of Sergeant Dagnelie and Warrant Officers Decock and Scieur. Several emergency services are mobilized to find the young man.
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A GRIMP team (reconnaissance and intervention group in dangerous environments) descends on the spot. Divers are also called, but their intervention does not ultimately prove necessary. All possibilities are considered. A thermal camera is even used, because it is dark, and this will help them find the young man more quickly.
The young man fell several meters. – FVH It was a motorist who gave the alert. – FVH The self-ladder was deployed by the fire brigade. – FVH
The victim will eventually be found, unconscious, lying on the ground. It was not easy to find it, access was very difficult…
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The young man will be evacuated thanks to the self-ladder deployed by the firefighters. He will be taken care of by an ambulance from the R-Médic company, and transported to a hospital. In all, more than ten men were mobilized for this intervention which lasted more than an hour.
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