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57-year-old woman found dead after incident at Saint-Nazaire bridge
Emergency crews responded to an incident on the Saint-Nazaire bridge in western France shortly after 2 p.m.
on Sunday, November 1.
A 57-year-old woman was found dead in the water by rescue teams.
Reports differ on whether she fell from the bridge or jumped.
Firefighters used boats and a civil protection helicopter to search the estuary.
Her body was handed over to law enforcement, and the gendarmerie and road manager were involved in the response.
The sources do not say what caused the incident or describe any further investigation.
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A 57-year-old woman was found dead after falling or jumping from the Saint-Nazaire bridge on Sunday, 1 November 2026.
Emergency services were called shortly after 14:00 and launched a search in the estuary.
Two water-rescue teams found the woman, and her body was handed to law enforcement.
A Civil Security helicopter, firefighters, gendarmes and the road manager were involved in the response.
The reports differ on whether the woman fell or jumped from the bridge.
- Who
- A 57-year-old woman.
- What
- She was found dead in the water after an incident at the Saint-Nazaire bridge. Reports describe it as a fall or a jump.
- When
- Sunday, 1 November 2026, shortly after 14:00.
- Where
- The Saint-Nazaire bridge, over the estuary.
- Why
- Not stated.
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Firefighters were called to the bridge after a person was reported to have fallen or jumped.
Water-rescue teams and other emergency services searched the estuary.
The water-rescue teams found the 57-year-old woman dead, and her body was handed to law enforcement.
- Victim
- Woman, 57
- Date
- 1 November 2026
- Emergency call
- 14:04, according to Actu44.fr
- Search teams
- Two water-rescue teams
- Helicopter
- Dragon 56, Civil Security