This Wednesday, January 19, Gaspard Ulliel died at the age of 37 after a serious skiing accident in Savoie. While the circumstances of the tragedy remain to be clarified, the director of the ski area of La Rosière gave some elements.
Hard to believe, and yet … This Wednesday, January 19, actor Gaspard Ulliel died at the age of 37. The day before, around 4 p.m., he had been the victim of a serious skiing accident while he was at the resort of La Rosière, in Savoie. Unconscious when help arrived, he had been transported by helicopter to the Grenoble University Hospital after more than one hour of care provided on site. Admitted in a “bad state“After a major head trauma, his vital prognosis had been engaged.
The next day he finally succumbed to his injuries, as his agent told AFP. Since then, a shower of tributes has flooded social networks. Jean Dujardin Audrey Lamy or even Pierre Niney took the floor.
Gaspard Ulliel would not have worn a helmet
The circumstances of the accident have yet to be clarified. As reported by Dauphine Libere, Gaspard Ulliel reportedly fell violently at the intersection of two blue runs – that of the Grouse and Grouse -, in circumstances that the investigation of the Republican Security Company (CRS) of the Alps, based in Courchevel, must still clarify. “He had just turned left, presumably to join his friends who were on the Gellinotte track”, specifies Anne Gaches, public prosecutor, in a press release and whose remarks were relayed by 20 minutes.
According to Le Dauphiné Libéré, the collision between the actor and another skier took place in a place which is certainly not “not dangerous” but the hero of the saga Hannibal Lecter was not wearing a helmet. Information confirmed by the public prosecutor. “it wouldn’t have necessarily made a difference“, she says, however.
For his part, the other victim, meanwhile, was not injured and would have remained on the spot until the arrival of the CRS, to be heard. Psychological support has been set up for slope service.