French Actress Nadia Farès Dies at 57 After Pool Incident

French actress Nadia Farès, best known for her role in the 2000 thriller The Crimson Rivers, died on April 17, 2026, at the age of 57, her family announced. She had been found unconscious in a swimming pool at a private gym in Paris's 9th arrondissement on April 11 and suffered a cardiac arrest that left her in a coma until her death at Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital.

Farès's daughters, Cylia and Shana Chasman, confirmed the news in a statement to Agence France-Presse. "It is with immense sadness that we announce the passing of Nadia Farès this Friday," they wrote. "France has lost a great artist, but for us, it is above all a mother we have just lost." The sisters requested privacy during their mourning period.

Witnesses at the Rue Blanche sports complex pulled Farès from the pool and performed CPR before emergency services arrived. Firefighters transported her to the hospital, where she was placed in an induced coma. Authorities have opened an investigation into the incident, reviewing CCTV footage from the facility, but have found no evidence of wrongdoing at this stage.

Cylia Chasman shared an emotional tribute on Instagram the following day, describing her mother's death as "a...