he became paralyzed from the neck down after a botched dive in toulouse, france, the u.k. daily mail reported. the man is now suing for negligence, claiming the owners are still responsible for ensuring the pool’s upkeep under the french civil code.
“when damage occurs on their property, in this case a swimming pool, the owners must answer to the damage that is caused to the people who injure themselves, even if they entered illegally,” french lawyer fabien gaillard told bfm tv, per the daily mail .
“we’re completely at a loss,” alexandra, one of the owners of the property, told la depeche . “we feel sorry for this young man who hurt himself and shattered his life at the age of 18, but he knew not to jump there and he had no business being there.”
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anthony, a witness, told la depeche that he had seen the teenager and his friends “jumping around like idiots” before the incident.
the daily mail reported that in 2022 police were reported to be receiving about 10 to 15 calls a day from people reporting strangers invading other people’s swimming pools.