A fake firefighter infiltrated, for three months, the entourage of the victims of the Crans-Montana tragedy. Who discovered the impostor
In addition to mourning, some families of the victims of the fire at the Le Constellation bar, in Crans-Montana, now have to face an impostor. According to the revelations of the “24 Heures” newspaper, a 20-year-old man volunteered for almost three months as a volunteer firefighter who intervened on the night of the tragedy, reports Le Figaro.
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Presenting himself under the false name of “ he became friends with several relatives of the victims since the beginning of January, getting to accompany one of the families daily in his endeavors.
He also made numerous public appearances in the media, sometimes presenting himself as a rescuer mobilized on the spot, other times as a customer of the bar who escaped the flames after losing two friends there.
In reality, on New Year's Eve, he was at a party in Anzère, about 20 kilometers away. “I was at a party in Anzère on the night of the tragedy, not in Crans-Montana“, he admitted to 24 Heures.
Meanwhile, the young man even got to tattoo the date January 1, 2026, evoking “a moment that is now part of (his) life”.
The deception ended in early March. While participating in the organization of a charity concert scheduled for March 19 in memory of the fire that left 41 dead and 115 injured, a rapper who was going to participate in the event discovered the deception. The concert was immediately canceled and the young impostor admitted that “he gave in nervously” One “complicated period”.
According to a psychiatrist cited by Blick, this type of behavior may be the result of a mechanism of identification with a “community of victims“, already observed after certain attacks, especially the one at the Bataclan.
Although this may cause suffering to the families, the most affected of them still told the newspaper 24 Heures that she forgives him, still appreciating his support. The 20-year-old accompanied the victim's relatives during the tumultuous hearing of Jessica Moretti, the owner of the bar.
