Overview

• The Parquet de Bordeaux confirmed the child’s death and tasked Arcachon police with a formal inquiry into the fatal August 9 incident.
• On arrival at Les Flots Bleus, the family’s 4-year-old was found unconscious at the bottom of the site’s 1.25-meter-deep pool after briefly escaping parental supervision.
• Guests with medical training and certified staff performed CPR before firefighters and SAMU teams airlifted the boy to a Bordeaux hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
• Campsite director Franck Couderc said the pool was shut and all festive events were cancelled as a mark of respect and to facilitate ongoing investigations.
• The tragedy underscores a spike in summer drownings nationwide, with Santé Publique France reporting a 45% year-on-year increase in fatalities through late July.