PARIS (AP) — A 21-year-old French soccer player for a second-division club drowned during the heatwave that hit France.
Kenzo Keith, who played for Guingamp’s reserve team, died this week after being pulled from the Rhône River. Guingamp and Saint-Etienne, where Keith spent seven years in the club’s academy system, both paid tribute to him in statements late Wednesday.
France records its hottest day ever 2nd day running on wednesday. Météo France announced that the national temperature index (average of temperatures measured at 30 weather stations) has reached a new record of 30°C (86°F). This is the latest in a series of records never before recorded. treble. In some places, including Paris, the mercury exceeded 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit).
At least 40 drowning deaths have been recorded in the past week as people seek rescue in rivers and other bodies of water despite authorities’ warnings against unsupervised swimming. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecorne said Tuesday that most drownings involve young people.
Keith was pulled from the Rhône River in critical condition on Monday after drowning in a no-swimming zone near Lyon, French media reported. He was then declared brain dead.
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