The Body of a Man Was Discovered in the Saint-Martin Canal.
Prosecutors said the man was 25-35, and investigators are examining the cause of death after the body was recovered from the canal.
- On Saturday, July 4, French authorities recovered a man's body from the Canal Saint-Martin in Paris; the unidentified victim, aged 25-35, carried no identification papers, and an investigation into his death is underway.
- Paris Mayor Emmanuel Gregoire authorized swimming in the canal in mid-June to combat a record heatwave, and the waterway became a popular destination for locals and tourists despite safety concerns.
- Members of the fire brigade retrieved the man, whose swollen state suggested he had been in the water for several days, while the canal is notoriously cluttered with urban detritus including e-scooters and shopping trolleys.
- Swimming remains permitted in the canal on Sundays only; these supervised sessions, a legacy of the 2024 Olympics, provide free access despite authorities warning against jumping from bridges.
- The discovery occurred as Paris launched a new season of permitted swimming in the River Seine on Saturday, opening three spots along the river's banks to expand water access in the city centre.
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Dead body found in Paris canal popular with bathers – police
PARIS — French authorities have found a body of a man in a Paris canal that has been wildly popular with locals and tourists as a swimming spot to cool off in the early summer heatwave, police said. The body was found early Saturday in the Canal Saint-Martin in the north of the city centre whose banks have in recent weeks been thronged with bathers in the record temperatures. The man was brought to the surface by members of the fire brigade, pol…
Dead body found in Paris canal popular with bathers —French police
French authorities have found a body of a man in a Paris canal that has been wildly popular with locals and tourists as a swimming spot to cool off in the early summer heatwave, police said.
An investigation into the causes of death was opened and entrusted to the police station in the 10th arrondissement of Paris.
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