PSG fan drowns in River Seine as fans celebrates Champions League victory over Arsenal

PSG fan drowns in River Seine as fans celebrates Champions League victory over Arsenal The man was confirmed as the second fatality of a weekend of chaos after he was tragically found dead at the River Seine close to Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris A Paris Saint-Germain football fan drowned after jumping into the River Seine to celebrate victory over Arsenal, it emerged today. The unnamed man was confirmed as the second fatality of a weekend of chaos after he was found below the Louis-Philippe Bridge, close to Notre Dame Cathedral, on Sunday morning. His death came as 790 people were arrested for violence linked to PSG retaining their European Champions League title by beating the London side. "River police took the body out of the river at around 7am, but attempts to revive the man, who was in his 30s, failed," an investigating source said on Monday. "Witnesses described how he was out celebrating PSG's win, and had been drinking heavily before jumping into the water." Authorities have launched a probe into the tragedy and have appealed to anyone who was in the area at the time to speak to police. A second man who jumped into the river on Sunday remains in a critical condition in a Paris hospital. "Despite the care provided by the Emergency Medical Service at the Hôtel-Dieu hospital, the victim, he suffered a cardiac arrest," said the same source. He was rushed to hospital, and remained "in a critical condition," he added. An unidentified 23-year-old on a motorbike also died in the early hours of Sunday after colliding with a concrete block on the Paris ring road. Safety cones around the obstacle had been removed by celebrating PSG fans, who had flooded on to the road illegally. A statement by Paris prosecutors read: "CCTV footage confirmed that the individual was the sole person involved in the accident, and showed that the traffic cones marking the barrier had been removed by pedestrians." Prosecutors also opened an attempted murder enquiry after an unidentified 17-year-old male was stabbed repeatedly close to the Champs Élysée. "He was set upon by four others in the early hours of Sunday, in violence linked to the football," said an investigating source. "The victim fell into a coma, and remained in hospital intensive care later in the day. "The suspects responsible for the attack are being tracked down, and currently face charges of attempted murder." In other parts of Paris, shops were lotted, buildings were set on fire, fireworks pointed at officers, and other major roads brought to a standstill. Dozens of policemen were badly injured, including one seriously in Agen, in the south-west, after he fell and cracked his head open. Widespread disorder was also reported in towns and cities including Rennes, Strasbourg and Grenoble. Tear gas and baton charges were used by the police in greater Paris, where some 8000 officers were on duty to deal with the trouble. An Interior Ministry spokesman said there were "at 790 arrests in all", with close to 400 in Paris.