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| Michael Schumacher: prosecutors examine helmet camera footage | Michael Schumacher: prosecutors examine helmet camera footage |
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| The French public prosecutor heading the inquiry into Michael Schumacher's skiing accident said it had been examining footage from his helmet camera, and police had interviewed many witnesses and spoken to experts. | |
| "We have examined the film in the camera fixed to the helmet of Mr Schumacher. We have yet to transcribe the film image by image to establish the place of the fall, the distance from the piste and the speed," Patrick Quincy said. He said the footage was only two minutes long and gave a "very limited scope of vision". | |
| Two investigation teams were working on the case, he added, and it was "too early" to attribute any responsibilty for the accident. | Two investigation teams were working on the case, he added, and it was "too early" to attribute any responsibilty for the accident. |
| Commander Stéphane Bozon said Schumacher's skis were almost new and not the cause of the accident. | Commander Stéphane Bozon said Schumacher's skis were almost new and not the cause of the accident. |
| Schumacher was skiing between a red piste, Les Chamois, and a blue piste, La Biche, heading back towards the resort of Méribel when he fell, at a 2,700-metre (8,850ft) altitude. | |
| He had left his chalet with his 14-year-old son, Mick, at 10am that Sunday wearing a back protector, rented skis and a helmet, on which he had fixed a camera. | |
| After about 45 minutes' skiing, the father and son, who were descending the red piste, joined a group of friends that included a close friend of Schumacher's son. | After about 45 minutes' skiing, the father and son, who were descending the red piste, joined a group of friends that included a close friend of Schumacher's son. |
| At 11.07am, in the corridor off piste between the two slopes, Schumacher's ski hit a rock hidden under 20cm (8in) of snow that had fallen the previous night. He pitched forward, lost his skis and fell, hitting his head on a rock, also hidden under the recent snow, according to reports in the local press. The helmet smashed and Schumacher suffered a serious injury to the right side of the skull. | At 11.07am, in the corridor off piste between the two slopes, Schumacher's ski hit a rock hidden under 20cm (8in) of snow that had fallen the previous night. He pitched forward, lost his skis and fell, hitting his head on a rock, also hidden under the recent snow, according to reports in the local press. The helmet smashed and Schumacher suffered a serious injury to the right side of the skull. |
| Investigators said the chain of events was confirmed by the camera on the former Formula One driver's helmet. | Investigators said the chain of events was confirmed by the camera on the former Formula One driver's helmet. |
| Emergency services said he was conscious, able to move his arms and legs but unable to speak. He fell unconscious in the helicopter taking him to hospital. | Emergency services said he was conscious, able to move his arms and legs but unable to speak. He fell unconscious in the helicopter taking him to hospital. |
| Schumacher remains in a critical but stable condition in hospital in Grenoble. | Schumacher remains in a critical but stable condition in hospital in Grenoble. |
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