Overview

• The death of Sous-Lieutenant Antoine Alix occurred around 3:30 a.m. when he fell from the Pont Caulaincourt in Paris’s 18th arrondissement.
• Police opened a formal investigation and sent Alix’s body to the Paris medical institute for toxicology analyses to determine if substances were involved.
• Alix was completing his training at the École militaire interarmes after a decade of service that included two deployments to the Sahel and a stint with the 7e régiment du matériel de Lyon.
• He was off duty and returning from the traditional pre-parade officers’ ball when he climbed onto a metal balustrade and slipped 15 meters over the Montmartre cemetery.
• Despite the tragedy, Bastille Day celebrations will continue with a subdued parade and tributes to the fallen trainee.