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French Actress Nadia Farès Dies at 57 After Paris Pool Incident

Prosecutors described a bystander rescue effort at a private club pool.

Overview

  • Her daughters confirmed her death to AFP, saying France lost a great artist and they lost their mother.
  • According to the Paris prosecutor's office, she was found in a yoga position at the bottom of a gym pool, where another swimmer began CPR before medics arrived.
  • She was taken to Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, placed in a medically induced coma, and later died after a cardiac arrest.
  • Farès had a history of serious health issues, including brain surgery for an aneurysm in 2007 and three heart operations within four years.
  • Known for The Crimson Rivers and Netflix's Marseille, she had recently discussed plans to direct her first film with Studios TF1 and is survived by two daughters.