Two boaters found dead at the tip of the Percée

The Canelle, a sailboat of nearly nine meters, was found stranded on a Monday morning in the cove of the Pointe de la Percée, under Louvières. Two bodies, those of its occupants, lay near the hull. The owner of the boat was fifty-two years old.

Departing from Deauville on Saturday morning, the sailboat had been spotted on Sunday in the early afternoon by the Port-en-Bessin semaphore. He had sailed all day between the Percée and Colleville in a strong wind, without his occupants expressing a need for help.

Only around 10 p.m., red rockets had triggered ground relief. A night reconnaissance had remained without result. The brief refers to a sequel on page 4, absent from this image.

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