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Pyrénées-Orientales: Two Dead and One Seriously Injured in Towed-Tube Accident

From Le Figaro · () French

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  • Two people died and another was seriously injured in a towed-tube accident off Saint-Cyprien in France's Pyrénées-Orientales region.
  • The boat's pilot was among the dead, and other participants were shocked, prosecutor Jérôme Bourrier said.

Two people died and another suffered serious injuries in a towed-tube accident off Saint-Cyprien in the Pyrénées-Orientales region, according to the Perpignan prosecutor's office.

One of the victims was the pilot of the boat towing the inflatable tube. Other people taking part in the water activity were left "shocked," Perpignan prosecutor Jérôme Bourrier told AFP.

In towed-tube rides, one or more people sit on an inflatable tube pulled by a motorboat. Further information was expected.

shocked

— Jérôme BourrierThe Perpignan prosecutor described the reaction of other participants in the water activity.
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