Tahirys Dos Santos19 years old Metz player, is in hospital with “severe burns” after the fire in Switzerland the ski resort in Crans Montana on New Year’s Eve.
According to various reports, the Metz defender was celebrating the new year and after the New Year’s dinner he went to the bar Le Constellationwhere the tragic fire occurred that left at least 40 dead and a hundred wounded.
“FC Metz announces with deep sadness that Tahirys Dos Santos, a youth player at the club, from Mont-Saint-Martin, was injured in the fire in Crans-Montana, Switzerland on New Year’s Eve. A 19-year-old was severely burned transported by helicopter to Germanywhere he is currently undergoing treatment,” the club said in an official statement.
Her agent, Christophe Hutteaugave the first assessment of the health of Tahirys Dos Santos. “I couldn’t talk to Tahirys, she couldn’t express herself. I talked to her parents all day; they kept me informed of her condition.”
Hutteau also left open the possibility of the youngster undergoing surgery:“He may need surgery tonight, possibly a transplant. It’s still too early to know more about what will happen.”
Metz’s player was accompanied by his girlfriend and friendsas can be seen from the statements of his agent: “The first thing he asked the doctors when he regained consciousness was: ‘Where are my friends?’ His girlfriend is also seriously injured and in hospital”.
In its official statement, Metz said it is “working with medical authorities to arrange for him to be transferred to Mercy Hospital, close to his home.”