French authorities held a press conference earlier today in Albertville to give an update on the investigation into Michael Schumacher's skiing accident.
The ex-F1 driver fell and hit his head on a rock while skiing off-piste in the French Alps on December 29th. The latest update on his condition came on Tuesday (7th), when his manager said he remained in a "stable" but "critical" condition and added that no further information will be given for the time being.
Chief prosecutor Patrick Quincy said that the investigation was "progressing well" and that investigators have spoken to a number of witnesses, as well as his doctors. They also visited the accident site, where they completed a reconstruction.
During the press conference, it was confirmed that the accident was captured on a camera that was attached to Schumacher's helmet. The footage was "perfectly clear" but Quincy said they need more time to study it frame-by-frame.
He also confirmed that Schumacher had only just travelled off-piste when the accident occurred. "He followed the red piste and he went off piste," Quincy explained.
"He is evidently an extremely good skier, but one of his skis hit a rock that was sticking out of the piste, and it caused him to fall and he hit his head on a rock. The rock that he hit is eight metres from the piste. His position after he fell was nine metres from the piste.
"We examined the film that was realised from his helmet. This film is perfectly clear and gives us a lot of information, and it confirms all the information that we already had. We used this film to do a reconstruction of the accident."
Investigators said at the press conference that they are not focusing on speed as a major factor in the accident. They also confirmed that his skis were in "perfect condition" and did not cause the crash.
"Every winter season we have about 50 accidents of this nature, and we always use the same methods and we give the same attention to detail to everything we do," Quincy added.
He also dismissed media reports that the accident had been caught in the background of a video taken by someone on the slopes.
Schumacher remains in a medically-induced coma at Grenoble's University Hospital.
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Chief prosecutor Patrick Quincy said that the investigation was "progressing well" and that investigators have spoken to a number of witnesses, as well as his doctors. They also visited the accident site, where they completed a reconstruction.
During the press conference, it was confirmed that the accident was captured on a camera that was attached to Schumacher's helmet. The footage was "perfectly clear" but Quincy said they need more time to study it frame-by-frame.
He also confirmed that Schumacher had only just travelled off-piste when the accident occurred. "He followed the red piste and he went off piste," Quincy explained.
"He is evidently an extremely good skier, but one of his skis hit a rock that was sticking out of the piste, and it caused him to fall and he hit his head on a rock. The rock that he hit is eight metres from the piste. His position after he fell was nine metres from the piste.
"We examined the film that was realised from his helmet. This film is perfectly clear and gives us a lot of information, and it confirms all the information that we already had. We used this film to do a reconstruction of the accident."
Investigators said at the press conference that they are not focusing on speed as a major factor in the accident. They also confirmed that his skis were in "perfect condition" and did not cause the crash.
"Every winter season we have about 50 accidents of this nature, and we always use the same methods and we give the same attention to detail to everything we do," Quincy added.
He also dismissed media reports that the accident had been caught in the background of a video taken by someone on the slopes.
Schumacher remains in a medically-induced coma at Grenoble's University Hospital.
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