All was not happy in the early hours of Sunday, shortly after Athletic regained the Cup title. This was clarified by a press release sent by the relatives of an injured red and white fan. Relatives who in their writing want to denounce the use of pyrotechnic devices in this kind of celebration.
The letter was titled “An Athleticzale seriously injured by a pyrotechnic device.” The text begins by pointing out that “the people who signed this press release want to make public the events that took place in the early hours of the 7th, after the end of the Cup Final match. A relative of us, 65 years, was seriously injured by the launch of a pyrotechnic device, which was thrown indiscriminately against the public that was around San Mamés.
According to this testimony, “the device was launched horizontally, passing over the heads of several people. Finally, it lost height, so that about 200 meters from the place of its launch it hit the foot of our family member. After being treated on site by several people, to whom we would like to express our gratitude, he was evacuated by an Advanced Life Support ambulance to Basurto Hospital. The emergency report from this hospital center confirms the severity of the injuries sustained: open fracture of the left leg with a bone defect of several centimeters, comminuted fracture of the distal 1/3 of the tibia and fracture of the fibula.”
The note continues to emphasize that “for this reason he had to undergo an immediate operation. In the same week he required another operation, as well as several more in the medium or long term.”
Amagoia S. and Alain S., people who signed this press release, emphasize that in their statement “we only aim to raise awareness among the population of the risk caused by the use of these devices and urge those author to accept their responsibility, cooperating. with the investigation. Also, we ask people who were witnesses to cooperate and make statements in the report, which is being processed by the local police.”
Anticipating the celebrations scheduled for Thursday due to Athletic’s cup title, the signatories point out that “we also ask the responsible and public authorities to control the sale of prohibited artifacts, such as their use in the public spaces of the authorized. We appeal to the organization of the Gabarra event to pay attention to this type of devices. We read in the press today the safety recommendations made by Athletic, which include “not carrying or using pyrotechnics that material or “potentially dangerous that may affect the safety of persons.”
The relatives of the injured red-and-white fan expressed their request that “we don’t have to regret an incident like the one that happened, or a more serious one, because it could cause an explosion in the head or chest of any person and caused their death. A “The Atheliczale family is grateful for your solidarity, so that in these moments of celebration the reparation is also together. We hope that our family can recover and once again celebrate sporting achievements in a more civic society.”
As proof of what has been reported, and after emphasizing that they do not intend to make statements on this matter, the authors of this press release issue an extract from the medical report prepared by Emergency team and, as always, you can contact the Services Press Office of OSI Bilbao-Basurto or the Bilbao Municipal Police. Eskerrik asko eta ondo izan!”
Source: La Verdad
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