Kelly Meafua died after jumping into the river after achieving victory.
Kelly Meafuaplayer of the Montauban city rugby team, of the French Second Division, He died Friday night when he jumped from a bridge into the River Tarn while celebrating victory with other comrades. a few hours before in front of Narbonne.
In a message on your page FacebookMontauban Sports Union (USM) reported the death of Meafua, 31, and cited the incident as a “drama” which surprised everyone.
The next morning firefighters were alerted to help the two men jump into the river, apparently after leaving a dance hall.
A witness quoted by the newspaper La Dépêche has already reported after the first jumped into the water, the second also did to try to help him. The witness explained that he stopped the third member of the group, who was drunk, and he would also jump.
Firefighters rescued rugby player Christopher Vaotoa, 25, who was on the coast in the state of hypothermia, who was transferred to Montauban hospital.
Meafua’s body was recovered only two hours later. He will undergo an autopsy to determine the causes of death and determine if there are traces of alcohol or other drugs in his body.
From Samoa, he came to France in 2015 to pursue his sporting career.
Source: Clarin
