2023-07-15 20:20:07
The 20-year-old and his friends were swimming in the North Sea, in Ostend, around 7:30 p.m. A moment of relaxation that was broken by the sirens of ambulances and police. Something had just gone wrong for the 20-year-old swimmer. “Some friends tried to save him themselves. They also suffered minor injuries. “, says the spokesperson for the federal police at Latest news.
It was ultimately divers who had to extract the young man from the water. First aid was given to him on the spot before he was transferred to hospital in an “alarming” state. “The victim is in mortal danger,” said the spokesperson.
What happened in the water? For now, the circumstances remain unclear. One thing is certain, no lifeguard was present at the time of the events. “Our station was already closed,” says Levy Meyer, chief lifeguard. “The place had been dangerous all day,” he adds. It must be said that the Coast was on yellow alert in the wind. “The current was important. And this often causes trouble for swimmers in this area. The latter was therefore a red zone all day. Swimmers were not allowed. »
The mayor, Bart Tommelein, reminds us that we must always remain vigilant and swim only in supervised areas.
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