«It is with deep sadness that the Swiss Boxing Federation has learned of the death of Benjamin Johnson (Lausanne Boxing Club), victim of the tragedy in Crans-Montana. Benjamin left us as a hero, helping a friend. Our thoughts are with his family, relatives … and all the victims of this national tragedy.
The brief message published by the aforementioned Swiss Federation on its Instagram account names one of the numerous dramas experienced in Le Constellation, a bar in the ski resort of Crans-Montana (Switzerland) where a tragic fire broke out during the celebration of the New Year’s Eve party.
Johnson, an 18-year-old boxer, died after rescuing that friend cited in the publication. This was confirmed by the Swiss federation president himself, Amir Orfia, who described Benjamin as a “promising athlete and a brilliant personality.” His last and altruistic gesture “It was typical of him, he was someone who always helped others”Orfia added.
The brave act of the young boxer is the last of the heroic acts known during the terrible ski resort tragedy. The day before it was known that Tahirys Dos SantosFrench player for Metz, suffered serious burns for returning to the fire to rescue his girlfriend, Coline Lanseigne.
According to the newspaper ‘Le Républicain Lorrain’, the young woman, originally from Creutzwald (France), was in the bathroom when the fire broke out around 1:30 a.m. on New Year’s Day. He suffered burns on 30% of his body. On January 3, Valentine, Coline’s older sister, shared Dos Santos’ act of bravery on her Instagram account with a heartfelt message of gratitude: “I still can’t believe it… Oh my God… My sister. Thank you, Tahirys, thank you, thank you, thank you!».
The Thionville Lusitanos Sports Union, a club from Creutzwald, published a heartfelt message of solidarity on its social network account Her parents managed to find accommodation locally so they could be by her side and support her as best as possible during this particularly difficult experience… A fundraising campaign has been launched to support Coline and her family. This initiative was communicated to us by Lucas Caruso, Coline’s sister’s partner.
The US Thionville Lusitanos wishes to relay a message of solidarity to Coline Lanseigne, originally from Creutzwald, affected during the tragedy that occurred in Crans-Montana (Switzerland).
Severely burned, Coline was transferred to a specialized department of a hospital in Antwerp in…
— US Thionville Lusitanos (@ustlofficiel) January 3, 2026
In that same line, Stephanie Lanseignemother of the injured 22-year-old student, has also made an appeal for help to find accommodation for two other people in Antwerp. “Those who know her know that Coline is a warrior and will fight,” says the mother.
