T.everyone could think, Gabriele Marchettiat the time 54 years old, who participate in Hi Darwin it would change his life forever. The man, in April 2019, took part as a competitor in the program conducted by Paolo Bonolis. But something went wrong.
During the test of the rollers – which consisted of walk quickly on large foam rollers wet and suspended from the ground – however, he tumbled into the pool below. Which, due to its shallow depth (one meter and 9 cm) and the rigid bottom, it did not soften the fall of manwhich violently slammed back, neck and head.
The episode of Ciao Darwin in which the accident happened. (Instagram)
Immediately transported to the Policlinico Umberto I, the man he underwent a very delicate surgery. Which, however, did not help: the injury to the spinal cord was so serious that it left him completely paralyzed from the neck down.
At the time, doctors had explained that the patient had reported the fracture of four vertebraewith a spinal cord injury that compressed his chest, preventing him from breathing.
TO Hi Darwin no “tragic fate”
And despite the fact that at the beginning we tried to pass the accident that occurred during Hi Darwin as a “tragic fatality”, today the judge for the preliminary hearing has indictment ordered for four Mediaset executives on charges of very serious negligent injuries.
It is about Massimiliano Martinelliwhich plays a leading role in Maxima, the company it produced the equipment for playing the rollers; Giuliana Giovannottiof the Sdl 2005 group which has selected Marchetti. Then, again, there are Sandro Costa And Massimo PortaOf Italian television networksa company owned by Mediaset: the former is accused of not having assessed the risks of the game and the second for not having provided adequate preparation.
The prosecutor in the days following the incident had ordered the seizure of the reels and started the investigation, and the game had been eliminated by Hi Darwin. Then, however, nothing did. Until today: the trial will begin on April 20, three years after the accident. According to the prosecutor Alessia Miele and the deputy attorney Giovanni Conzothe game was dangerousother competitors were injured and went highlighted a number of responsibilities. Now, it’s too late anyway.
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