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| Michael Schumacher: police give more details of skiing accident | Michael Schumacher: police give more details of skiing accident |
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| Michael Schumacher was travelling at the speed of "a skilled skier on hard terrain" when he crashed in the French Alps last month, investigators have said. | Michael Schumacher was travelling at the speed of "a skilled skier on hard terrain" when he crashed in the French Alps last month, investigators have said. |
| Lead prosecutor Patrick Quincy said Schumacher had deliberately chosen to go off piste at the Méribel resort, and that he fell face down, striking his head on a rock. | Lead prosecutor Patrick Quincy said Schumacher had deliberately chosen to go off piste at the Méribel resort, and that he fell face down, striking his head on a rock. |
| Quincy said the inquiry had been examining footage from Schumacher's helmet camera, and police had interviewed many witnesses and spoken to experts. | Quincy said the inquiry had been examining footage from Schumacher's helmet camera, and police had interviewed many witnesses and spoken to experts. |
| "We have yet to transcribe the film image by image," he said, adding that the footage was only two minutes long and gave a "very limited scope of vision". | "We have yet to transcribe the film image by image," he said, adding that 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 at an altitude of 2,700 metres (8,850ft) between a red piste, Les Chamois, and a blue piste, La Biche, heading back towards the resort of Méribel when he fell. | Schumacher was skiing at an altitude of 2,700 metres (8,850ft) between a red piste, Les Chamois, and a blue piste, La Biche, heading back towards the resort of Méribel when he fell. |
| 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. | 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. 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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