The French Rugby Federation (FRR) has confirmed that a France U18 player Medhi Narjissi is missing after a team bonding session in Cape Town.
A search is currently underway for Narjissi who was swept away by a wave while swimming in the sea near the Cape of Good Hope.
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Des nouvelles informations sur la disparition de Medhi Narjissi.
Le jeune joueur a été emporté à Diaz Beach. Le porte-parole du National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) Craig Lambinon explique que les rangers les ont alertés à 15h16 à propos d’une personne en difficulté dans l’eau,… https://t.co/vCzuplHWAU pic.twitter.com/60s5zDgtKU
— Gauthier Baudin (@GauthierBaudin) August 8, 2024
Tragic news from the FFR
France U18 and Toulouse centre Medhi Narjissi is missing in South Africa after going swimming in the sea near Cape Town
Emergency services are looking for him pic.twitter.com/lrR7howpoZ
— Illtud W. Dafydd (@IlltudDafydd) August 7, 2024
Rescue services (boats and helicopters) are currently being mobilised to find Medhi.
Due to the tragic events, the FFR says that supervisors are on site to assist the players psychologically.
Pending ongoing search, the French Rugby Federation has approached Medhi’s family and is supporting the U18 team and its supervisors on site, where a psychological unit has been set up.
Please God this young man is found alive and well.