Overview

• A man in his seventies fell on the Arc de Triomphe terrace in the early evening and sustained serious injuries requiring horizontal transport.
• Paris firefighters and GRIMP specialists determined the stairs were too narrow for a safe stretcher evacuation.
• A Sécurité Civile helicopter performed several passes before winching the patient and transferring him to a Paris hospital.
• Firefighters said the victim’s life was not in danger despite the seriousness of his injury, which included a reported hip trauma.
• The operation unfolded above the Champs-Élysées before crowds of tourists, with footage captured by onlookers and media including Brut.