Stephane Bozon was in charge of the operation to rescue Schumacher when he was involved in the accident in 2013.
Stephane Bozon, the man in charge of rescuing Michael Schumacher, has opened up on the aftermath of the devastating skiing accident.
Schumacher is currently undergoing intensive treatment in his home in Switzerland following the accident back in 2013 where he suffered serious brain injury.
It is now exactly five years since the incident and Bozon, who was responsible for coordinating the rescue operation, remembers the aftermath vividly.
“The first responders only said that because the accident site was next to the slope, it was difficult for them to transport him carefully and cautiously,” he told German outlet FOCUS.
“I still remember that the emergency doctors of the helicopter had problems with the first care on the slopes because of the location of the accident. It was clear that it was very serious, otherwise we would not have used the helicopter. Mr Schumacher was lucky.”
Bozon, who is the Commander of the Mountain constabulary, added that Schumacher was skiing outside of the parameter areas.
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“I saw the stone Schumacher encountered with his skis and the stone he hit with his head,” he said.
“The special thing was that it had snowed so little in the days before that the stones were slightly covered with snow, but only with a very thin blanket of snow. He could not see the stone.
“But if it had snowed more, Schumacher would probably just have glided over the first stone. The operator of the ski resort is not at fault. Because if you go off the slopes, it is at your own risk.”
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