A court ruled that the death of jogger Jean-Rene Auffray was caused by hydrogen sulphide inhalation from rotting seaweed, primarily due to agricultural pollution. This ecological disaster has developed over 40 years, largely due to nitrogen runoff from Breton farms. Eyewitnesses, like campaigner Yves-Marie Le Lay, pointed to governmental inaction, implying negligence concerning public safety. The court recognized the French state as 60 percent responsible for not enforcing regulations against such contamination, while also attributing 40 percent blame to the victim for ignoring warnings about the closed beach.
The ecological calamity at the Plage de Saint-Maurice has been 40 years in the making, with nitrogen-drenched effluent from Breton farms contributing to dangerous rotting seaweed.
Yves-Marie Le Lay, wearing a gas mask, symbolized the failure to address the contamination issue: 'It is as if they are waiting for a child to die.'
In 2016, Jean-Rene Auffray, a jogger, died after inhaling toxic gases from rotting seaweed, leading to a court ruling that highlighted responsibility on the state.
The court ruled the state was 60 percent responsible for the death due to its failure to enforce regulations against agricultural pollution affecting public health.
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