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11-Year-Old Autistic Girl Dies at Wam Park, Third Regional Drowning This Week

Her death spotlights growing concerns over summer drowning surges alongside supervision lapses at leisure sites.

Scooter des mers devant le poste de secours, permettant aux sauveteurs de la SNSM surveillant la plage et les baigneurs en été d’intervenir rapidement en cas de risque de noyade ou d’accident. le 27 juillet 2025, Talmont-Saint-Hilaire.
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Overview

  • The girl was part of an Arpajon centre group with 11 educators for 12 participants when she evaded supervision and entered the bathing area undetected.
  • A lifeguard found her submerged in Wam Park’s lake on 17 August and resuscitation efforts with CPR and defibrillation failed, with death pronounced around 17:00.
  • This tragedy follows similar drownings of autistic children in Choisy-le-Roi and Bobigny earlier in the week, bringing the regional autism-related death toll to three in seven days.
  • Santé publique France data show a 45 percent rise in French drownings since June, totaling 193 fatalities by late July, intensifying scrutiny of water-safety protocols.
  • Local authorities and Wam Park have provided initial details but no formal judicial inquiry has been announced yet, mirroring earlier investigations at other leisure sites.