After the death of a Loire resident in Haute-Savoie during the night from Friday to Saturday, certain questions arise regarding the organization of the race.
According to Dauphiné-Libéré, it is a 52-year-old man, victim of a fatal fall during the Haut-Giffre race, in the Samoëns sector.
Torrential rains fell on the runners in the mountains. Two other competitors were seriously injured, 14 more lightly injured.
The test was obviously interrupted immediately.
“The race director should have diverted the course”
After the tragedy, several runners question holding the event taking into account the weather conditions.
“Everyone is talking about this weather, but it was known, and the race director should have diverted the course as is very often the case in ultras, our safety must remain the priority”testifies one of the runners after the race.
An autopsy of the victim must be carried out to determine the exact reasons for his death.
The investigation, opened for “search for causes of death” And “endangering the lives of others” was entrusted to the Bonneville Research Brigade with the support of the PGHM of Chamonix “in order to shed light on the precise circumstances of these accidents and establish or rule out possible criminal liability” said the Bonneville prosecutor.
