With his heart in pieces, Denis Brogniart indicated that he had lost a friend dear to his heart in an Instagram publication posted on October 18, 2024. In the caption of a photo showing Stéphane, who worked on the show Koh Lantathe 57-year-old host writes: “Stéphane Rauch left us yesterday. He was a precious traveling companion, an accomplice for more than 20 years on Koh Lanta… we understood each other with a look, we shared the same passion for this program. He was a man faithful, very honest, an outstanding cameraman, tireless, a guy I loved, tough to a fault, loud-mouthed, with a fucking personality, a physique, a banter, convictions, all tinged with gentleness and tenderness… I often told him “with you I would go to the ends of the world”.
A friend he had known for over twenty years and who had a very special nickname among the show’s team and candidates. He confides: “We had known each other since 2003 and our filming in Panama. We had great mutual respect, he was always very considerate towards me. Stéphane inspired the youngest, he left his mark on the adventurers of Koh Lanta… we ‘Called my Steph COLONEL… because you were imposing… always with tact. Where you are today, we had to name you GENERAL!’
To conclude this moving post, Hortense’s husband would like to send a message to his family and loved ones. “I will miss you, we will miss you, you will no longer be my focus… but you will remain in our memories, you will continue to inspire me. This evening I am thinking of your wife Bertille, of your children, your little boy Simon , your daughter Jessica and your partner who has always been filming, your sound engineer Francis Dumas All the Koh Lanta teams are very sad this evening, RIP my Steph.” we can read.
Moundir, Teheiura and Cindy touched by the loss of Stéphane
A death which affects the entire Koh-Lanta family, several emblematic candidates of the show also wanted to pay tribute to Stéphane in comments. Teheiura comments: “I remember you scared the fish away when you filmed me spearfishing, you pointed your camera at us even before sunrise with the light right in our eyes while we were still half asleep”Moundir writes: “Rest in peace in the most beautiful paradise my Stef… I remember our many discussions but also our meeting in 2003” but also Cindy Poumerol, candidate in 2019: “What sad news. It marked my very first Koh Lanta. I nicknamed him Santa Claus.” Other candidates like Jesta Hillmann, Wafa and Clémence Castel also showed their sadness following this tragic news.
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