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Teen Injured in Crans-Montana Fire Airlifted to Milan’s Niguarda After Weather Delay

After Swiss doctors cleared him, a Lombardy air ambulance used a brief weather window to complete the cross-border transfer.

Overview

  • Leonardo Bove, 16, arrived at Niguarda in Milan around 8 p.m. by AREU helicopter from the Bergamo base with a medical team on board.
  • Authorities said the initial flight planned for Sunday afternoon was canceled because snowfall in Zurich grounded helicopters.
  • Lombardy welfare assessor Guido Bertolaso reported the Swiss medical green light for transport and noted a usable break in the weather for the journey.
  • Bove has burns over roughly 50% of his body and suffered smoke inhalation, and he remains in serious condition with a reserved prognosis.
  • He is the twelfth person injured in the Crans-Montana Constellation fire to be treated at the Milan hospital.