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When life gives you lemons…
On Friday, February 28, a two-seater, single-engine civilian aircraft made an emergency landing in the Mont Blanc massif. The maneuver carried out by the pilot and his passenger took place on a glacier of the Mont-Blanc massif, below the Aiguille du Midi, as a last-ditch effort after a malfunction forced the pilot to conduct an emergency landing. The plane had left the Megève high-altitude airport earlier that day before having to crash-land on the Vallée Blanche glacier in the Gros Rognon area.
The high mountain gendarmerie platoon (PGHM) of Chamonix “received several calls” from witnesses located at the top of the Aiguille du Midi about the crash and rescue teams were dispatched to the scene. The pilot, who was more seriously injured, was flown to a hospital in Annecy where his condition was stabilized. The passenger, slightly injured, was transported to a hospital in Sallanches. Both are currently in stable condition. The plane was not able to be extracted and a local Chamonix skier who paid a visit to the crash site, Zian Bertrand, reported that the cockpit was covered in blood from the crash.
Two days later, a group of local snowboarders, skies, and speed flyers from Chamonix built a jump over the wreckage and captured videos of themselves hucking over the plane, sending backflips and tricks on the glacier. They did not miss their opportunity to create some catchy videos. Perhaps it will cheer up the injured pilot and passenger, who are currently recovering from their injuries.
