Eight years after the tragedy that took place during the filming of Dropped, for TF1, the family of Alexis Vastine shared a video on Facebook in order to mobilize public opinion.
It is a terrible drama that took place on March 9, 2015. While he was traveling to Argentina for the filming of the show dropped, the helicopter in which Alexis Vastine was riding struck a second one, above the Villa Castelli. Ten people died instantly, including three athletes: sailor Florence Arthaud, Olympic swimmer Camille Muffat and young Norman boxer Alexis Vastine. Following this tragedy, six people were indicted for manslaughter, including the production company ALP (Adventures Line Producers). Eight years after the events, the families of the victims are still hoping to get answers and, a few days ago, it was Alexis Vastine’s father who shared a video on Facebook. “Nothing is forgotten, we are waiting for the trial“, declares the relatives of the young man in this one. Indeed, if the investigation was officially stopped in December, the civil parties hope that the defendants will be referred to the criminal court very soon. For those close to Alexis Vastine, the production company bears some responsibility. “I think that the necessary has not been done for safety”, said the young man’s father. A video that has been widely distributed.
For those close to Alexis Vastine, this trial would be a real relief. “It’s always the same: it’s for the money… You have to save money, take the cheapest helicopters, the pilots were not suitable for these helicopters, etc…”, he explained before continuing that his daily life is a real ordeal. “Besides, they had no compassion towards us, not even a little word to support us in our grief… Nothing! “, he later lamented. However, Alain Vastine will have to be patient since no date has been set for the moment. “It’s already been eight years. It’s long, long, long… There should be laws on it, it hurts people.” he assured before adding: “It’s not going to make me my child this trial, but I’m waiting for the truth”. So this video is a new call for justice to do its job. “It’s my duty as a dad.” says Alain Vastine who continues to pay tribute to his child. ” VYou know, we talk about it every year on the anniversary date, it’s hard for me, it reopens the wounds. I think of them all the time. I go to their graves every week, I talk to them. My life is shattered, he concluded. An upset dad who had also lost his daughter a few weeks before the tragedy.
Alain Vastine: “That we can move on”
Not knowing is the most difficult thing for the relatives of the victims of this tragedy. In the video, several people spoke in order to be heard. A few hours later, it was on the antenna of BFMTV that Valérie Guinard, president of the association of victims of Dropped, had provided details on this approach. “That we can have access to certain truths. Truths that we will also call judicial and not the truth of what really happened“, she had first asserted. “But that we can also move on to something else. Not move on, because it is not possible, but that we can mourn and that we can have answers“, she concluded. A trial that Alexis Vastine’s relatives are desperately waiting for.