Marc Lièvremont had to be rescued this Monday in Reunion after a paragliding accident. The former coach of the Blues, who remained hanging in the air for three hours, considers himself miraculous and admits “to having thought he was dead.”
It's a chilling story. A few hours after having to be rescued following a paragliding accidentMarc Lièvremont returned to this event with a smile on his lips among our colleagues atRMC Sport. Nevertheless, the former coach of the Blues is aware of having come close to disaster.
“I was flying with friends from the Pyrenees. The idea was to fly around a wall to catch thermal currentshe explained in the preamble. I'm not at all proud of myself because I was probably too close to the wall and I swung with my paraglider right in the middle of a 1000 meter high cliff. I found myself clinging to the vegetation. I spent three hours in the void, held by my harness which was attached to a branch about three centimeters in diameter.”
“I thought I was dead”
The former third wing line almost lost his life, and he knows it: “Honestly, I thought I was dead. When I saw myself getting closer to the slope, I said to myself, 'I have a right to this.' I tumbled down the cliff before my harness failed. hangs on that tree. It's a miracle I stayed hanging like that for three hours.”
Marc Lièvremont admits it himself, he is “miraculous”. Before this accident, the former strong man of the XV of France had flown around fifty times: “These are still risky practices, I must have done something stupid… I was already extremely lucky not to crash when I hit the wall. I was also very well supported by people who directly located me and notified the emergency services. These are several miracles which mean that I am still alive.”
After nearly 200 minutes in the void, the man who wore the Biarritz jersey during his playing career was rescued: “I came across exceptional people. They couldn't airlift me so they sent a commando of rescuers who abseiled down to me. We then climbed about thirty meters to find a clearer area in order to vent. I feel very stupid telling the story. I blame myself for having taken so many risks. The adventure ended well but I came close to the worst. In the end, everything ended well for Marc Lièvremont. “Simply” a huge scare for the Canal + consultant.
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