Death of Nadia Farès after a fall in a swimming pool: the trail of heart failure advanced

Actress Nadia Farès died on Friday April 17 at the age of 57, after being found unconscious in the swimming pool of a gym in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. She had been hospitalized in critical condition and in an induced coma for several days.

Also read:
Death of actress Nadia Farès: she was plunged into a coma after being found unconscious in a swimming pool in Paris

The circumstances of his death

According to The Parisianthe facts occurred on Saturday April 12, early in the afternoon, in the pool of a private club. According to the first elements of the investigation, the actress was found inanimate at the bottom of the water by a swimmer, who immediately raised the alarm before removing her with the help of another user.

When help arrived on scene, she was in cardio-respiratory arrest. Transported in absolute emergency to the Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital, she was placed in an artificial coma. His condition did not improve over the following days.

An investigation has been opened

According to BFMaccording to initial medical findings, the actress remained underwater for several minutes, which caused prolonged oxygen deprivation. The possibility of a medical illness, particularly cardiac, is favored by investigators. The actress also had a health history, including a ruptured aneurysm in 2017 and several heart operations.

An investigation was opened by the Paris prosecutor’s office to “search for the causes of death”. At this stage, no violations have been noted. The lifeguard present at the time of the incident was interviewed by investigators. According to initial information, he was not actively monitoring the pool at the time of the accident, a situation which calls into question the organization of security in the establishment. The swimming pool, located in a high-end gym in the center of Paris, has remained closed since the events.