21-year-old dies after statue fall during techno parade music festival in Paris

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A young man died on Saturday after he fell off a statue at the center of Paris’s Place de la Republique during a music festival in the French capital.
The man, who has not been identified, had been climbing up the statue which represents liberty in the middle of the vast square in northeast Paris, but “slipped”, a police source told AFP.

It marked the first serious accident during the Techno Parade music festival, now in its 17th year.

“The incident occurred after the conclusion of the Techno Parade,” said a visibly-shocked Tommy Vaudecranne, president of Technopol, which organized the event.

“All of the floats had already left the Place de la Republique.”

He continued: “Our hearts go out to the family and relatives of the deceased.”

Video of the man falling off the statue was circulated on social media, sparking controversy among Twitter users.

Though dangerous, the sight of young people in Paris climbing up onto statues, roofs and the tops of bus shelters during music festivals and parades is not uncommon.

The Techno Parade music festival is an annual celebration of a form of music that is still frowned upon in French officialdom. This year’s edition drew thousands of revelers and featured 60 DJs and more than a dozen floats.

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The handsome barechested young man was filmed shortly after impact showing him unconscious and bleeding profusely from fatal head trauma.

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Paramedics gave the corpse a saline infusion and covered the relaxed body with a space blanket while fellow revellers watched unperturbed.

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Some people tried to wake up the dead boy.

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Brave: Boy wanted to impress by climbing to the highest place on the statue.

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Seconds from death: People watch in horror as the young man slips then smashes to the ground with incredible force.

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Moments before taking the fatal plunge dude was filmed climbing the statue like a pro.

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Hello world: Sitting precariously on the slippery statue boy had no idea he had only seconds to live and would make international news story.
 
Has video been deleted?
 
Video is good quality and available to watch.
 
Alive photo of victim, 21-year-old Virgile

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The boy is now stark naked in Paris morgue.
 
cute guy, nice blood spatter. he had his 15 minutes of fame at least.
 
Obviously so dangerous, why climb?
This time the tragedy of it!
 
Nice splat. C'est la vie.
 
RIP Virgile

People have been leaving flowers close the spot where Virgile died.

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I'm surprised more people don't fall like this. I was in Paris on May Day two years ago and there were lots of guys climbing this statue and similar ones in Place de la Bastille and Place de la Nation.
 
Sad but funny at the same time. I wonder if he was on drugs?
 
It looks like he could have had a great pleace to sit just below where he fell from. So sad he kept climbing!
 
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