Child Killed at Sea in Arcachon: Positive for Narcotics, the Captain of the Barge "Navigated Too Fast"

A little boy lost his life on Wednesday and the fisherman who struck him was charged with manslaughter and drug use.

On Wednesday afternoon, a barge struck an optimist occupied by an 8-year-old child. The victim fell into the water and died as a result of his injuries. The 30-year-old barge's captain was positive for cannabis and cocaine, and was sailing too fast. - Child killed at sea in Arcachon: positive for narcotics, the barge's captain was "navigating too fast" (Police, justice and other facts).

At the age of 30, the captain of the barge, who caused the death of an 8-year-old child by striking his optimist in Arcachon, had used cocaine and THC. Already sentenced three times for drug-related acts, he admitted that he "circumculated too quickly" during his custody.

The fisherman who struck the little drifter on which an 8-year-old boy was sailing was controlled positive for narcotics. This business manager said he had not seen the Optimist.

After a positive drug test, the 30-year-old accused admitted in custody that he had consumed THC and cocaine the night before. The professional also admitted "to have sailed too fast in the 300-metre zone, despite reduced visibility due to the sprays and sprays.

An 8-year-old child died on Wednesday during a collision with the boat of a professional fisherman. The Bordeaux Public Prosecutor's Office has opened a criminal investigation for manslaughter and the use of narcotics.