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Nadia Farès Dies at 57 After Paris Pool Collapse

Police review CCTV with no offense identified.

Overview

  • Farès died Friday at 57 after days in a coma, with her daughters telling AFP she suffered cardiac arrest.
  • She was found unresponsive April 11 at a private Paris sports club pool, where a fellow swimmer gave CPR before she was taken to Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital.
  • Investigators opened an inquiry into the collapse, reviewing club CCTV and saying no offense has been identified so far.
  • Reports cite her prior health issues, including brain surgery for an aneurysm in 2007 and three heart operations within four years.
  • The Crimson Rivers and Netflix’s Marseille made her a familiar face, and she had been preparing her first feature as a director for September with Studio TF1.