2023-06-30 06:05:11
They brave the risk of injury and drowning. Already last year, as soon as the heat set in, young people played cat and mouse with the police to jump or dive into the Meuse from the La Belle Liégeoise footbridge in La Boverie. From the apron, it’s already dangerous. However, some indulged in an even more risky game: walking on the retention of the footbridge which still rises to 23 meters! Despite the nonchalant attitude of the unconscious who had been photographed, is it necessary to remember that it is extremely risky?
Monday, at the municipal council, the councilor (MR) Fabrice Drèze approached this summer pastime by underlining the dangers however important of a simple bathing in the Meuse: “the risk of backwater, the risk of being caught by the propellers of a boat, the risk of thermal shock. It is also good to remember that the Meuse has whirlpools that can engulf a person“, he repeated, recounting having already observed, at the start of the summer, young people challenging themselves to jump from the bridge following drinking alcohol.
“Could you take stock of the legislation in force both at Walloon level (which authorizes swimming in certain places) and at the level of the City of Liège? Couldn’t the police services “patrol” a little more during heat waves near points likely to welcome swimmers in order to carry out prevention?“, he asked the mayor, while suggesting placing more lifebuoys in problematic places, with signs prohibiting … jumping from a bridge.
“I confirm that swimming in the Meuse is strictly prohibited. We have municipal regulations on the subject which date from November 28, 1982. As soon as I received your questioning, on Wednesday, I transmitted it to Mr. the Commanding Officer so that patrols circulate and are attentive to prevent this phenomenon which is extremely dangerous, for all the reasons you have cited“, said Willy Demeyer (PS) adding that a request for buoys will be relayed to the SPW, which is the manager of this river.
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