The Local France https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed British man dies in France after trying to swim Channel A British man's attempt to swim to France ended in tragedy. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160829/briton-dies-in-france-after-trying-to-swim-channel Mon, 29 Aug 2016 10:37:03 +0200 briton-dies-in-france-after-trying-to-swim-channel 'Miracle sailor' survives 15-hour swim to safety An amateur sailor has left the French public gobsmacked this week by swimming through sometimes freezing waters for 15 hours, after falling from his boat off the coast of south-western France. The 52-year-old said his children were the secret to his miraculous survival. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130702/frenchman-defies-nature-with-15-hour-swim-to-safety Tue, 02 Jul 2013 18:18:00 +0200 frenchman-defies-nature-with-15-hour-swim-to-safety