Soccer player Kenzo Kies, 21, drowned after swimming in the Rhône River during France's extreme heatwave
Kies played for En Avant Guingamp and previously trained with Lyon and Saint-Étienne youth teams
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has reported 40 heatwave-related drownings since June 18
A 21-year-old soccer player has died from drowning after jumping into a river to cool down during a summer heatwave.
Kenzo Kies was swimming with three friends in the Rhône River in the city of Lyon on Monday, June 22, as temperatures reached 104 degrees in parts of France, according to the BBC.
Kies played for En Avant Guingamp and previously trained with Lyon and Saint-Étienne youth teams
French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has reported 40 heatwave-related drownings since June 18
A 21-year-old soccer player has died from drowning after jumping into a river to cool down during a summer heatwave.
Kenzo Kies was swimming with three friends in the Rhône River in the city of Lyon on Monday, June 22, as temperatures reached 104 degrees in parts of France, according to the BBC.
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