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Besançon: Two Dead Teenagers Drowned After a Prohibited Swim in the Doubs

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Two 15-year-olds died drowned on Saturday in Besançon, the town hall announced on Saturday. They were bathed in the Doubs river, which crosses the city, despite the ban in force. The two young victims were taken to hospital in absolute urgency by firefighters, and they could not be revived. - Besançon: two young people drowned after a swimming prohibited in the Doubs (Police, justice and other facts).

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One of the two boys tried to rescue his friend. In Besançon, the town hall called for vigilance in the face of unforeseeable currents.

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Two 15-year-olds died drowned on Saturday in Besançon, the town hall announced on Saturday. They were bathed in the Doubs river, which crosses the city, despite the ban in force. The two young victims were taken to hospital in absolute urgency by firefighters, and they could not be revived. - Besançon: two young people drowned after a swimming prohibited in the Doubs (Police, justice and other facts).

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Two 11- and 13-year-olds died drowned on Saturday in Besançon in the Doubs where swimming had been prohibited, says L'Est Républicain. One of the victims tried to rescue his friend and died in turn.

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A 16-year-old boy drowned on Friday in the Grand Large, an artificial lake near Mons in the province of Hainaut. This was reported by our colleagues at the French-language news site RTL and confirmed by the public prosecutor's office.

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The alert was given around 5 p.m. on Saturday 20 June. Two teenagers aged 15 were in cardio-respiratory arrest after drowning near the river port of the Moulin Saint-Paul, at the level of the bridge of the Republic in Besançon (Doubs). Tonight, the mayor (LR) of Besançon, Ludovic Fagaut announced their death.

On Saturday late afternoon, two 11- and 13-year-olds lost their lives while swimming in the Doubs. Firefighters could not do anything to bring them back to life. An "absolute tragedy" for Besançon mayor Ludovic Fagaut, who wants to pass a message of prevention.

·Nancy, France
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ici.fr broke the news on Saturday, June 20, 2026.
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