Paris: A 22-year-old dies after throwing himself from the top of the Arc de Triomphe

A tragedy occurred on Saturday in the capital, at the Arc de Triomphe. A 22-year-old man died after jumping from the top of the building, the Paris prosecutor's office said, adding that it had opened an investigation into this death.

The capital and several cities in France were affected on the same day by a day of heterogeneous mobilization against “the high cost of living”, notably called for by yellow vests and young people, punctuated by violence and looting.

Investigation “in search of the causes of death”

The young man “threw himself” from the emblematic Parisian monument “and was declared dead at 3:05 p.m.”, according to the prosecution. “At this stage”, “no link appears with the demonstrations but research continues”, specified the same source.

The investigations are opened in the form of “an investigation into the causes of death”, entrusted to the 8th arrondissement police station.