Overview
- Nadia Farès, 57, was found unconscious at the bottom of a Paris sports‑club pool on Saturday, then rushed to Pitié‑Salpêtrière in critical condition.
- Two fellow swimmers hauled her out and gave CPR, with witnesses saying a defibrillator was used before firefighters took over.
- Doctors reanimated her and placed her in an induced coma, and her condition is still described as grave.
- The Paris prosecutor opened a search‑for‑cause inquiry, assigned to the 9th arrondissement police, with no offense identified at this stage.
- Investigators are analyzing the club’s camera footage and questioning witnesses, including the rescuers, while the incident left members of the facility shaken.