The evening turned to tragedy.
A 19-year-old man, passionate about climbing, was attending a party on Saturday night in Tonnerre (Yonne), when he started climbing on a building facade.
Despite the warnings of his friends, the young adult, alcoholic, began his ascent several times.
"His friends would have strongly dissuaded him, but he would have done as he pleases", underline the first hearings.
It falls from a balcony on the second floor.
His relatives called the fire department on Sunday morning around 2:40 a.m.
The young man is in serious condition: according to the gendarmes and the prosecutor's office in Sens, he fell about 10 to 15 meters, reports France Bleu.
That night, some tenants heard "young people partying", "noise on the stairs" and others were woken up by the sirens of fire trucks, says the Republican Yonne.
Concussion
When help arrived, he found himself in a state of absolute emergency.
The three firefighters dispatched to the site and the SMUR (Mobile Emergency and Resuscitation Structures) take him to Auxerre hospital.
Then he was helicoptered to Dijon hospital during the day.
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Placed in a coma, he would suffer from a concussion.
According to the public prosecutor's office in Sens, the young adult is in serious condition, but stable.
Its vital prognosis remains engaged.
An investigation is opened to search for the causes of the injuries, even if the gendarmes favor the thesis of the accident.