A man died after falling into the water near Pont du Gard while flying a powered paraglider. Emergency services arrived but could not save him.
Accident near Pont du Gard
A man was involved in a fatal accident near the Pont du Gard, a Roman aqueduct in southern France, when he fell into the water while flying a powered paraglider.Witnesses perform CPR
Witnesses at the scene pulled the man from the water and performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) before emergency services arrived twelve minutes later.Emergency services respond
Emergency services, including 18 personnel and ten vehicles from Gard firefighters, a medical helicopter from Hérault, water rescue services, and mountain rescue services, responded to the incident.Man declared dead
Despite the efforts of emergency services, the man was declared dead at 5:30 p.m. The cause of death has not been officially confirmed.Equipment retrieval continues
Emergency services remained on site at the end of the day to retrieve equipment that had fallen to the bottom of the water at a depth of three meters.
