The day following the accident, a fruitless search had been made for the corpse of the drowned man. It was thought that it had probably gone to the bottom of some hole near the banks of the islands, and men were actively dragging the Seine to get the reward.
Le lendemain de l'accident, on avait inutilement cherché le corps du noyé; on pensait qu'il s'était sans doute enfoui au fond de quelque trou, sous les berges des îles. Des ravageurs fouillaient activement la Seine pour toucher la prime.