A Nice player, second in Ligue 1, was rescued this afternoon after threatening to jump from a viaduct in the city. The footballer is safe and sound after the emergency services who have gone there to negotiate with him have managed to convince him not to jump.
According to the French press, he is the footballer Alexis Beka Beka, 22 years old. International with France in the youth categories, this season he has not yet played any minutes. He would be having a bad personal moment, they explain in France, and this morning he drove his vehicle to the Magnan viaduct, stopped on the shoulder, got out of the car and sat on the ledge of the bridge, about 100 meters away. Tall.
The authorities have sent a specialized team to negotiate with him and Nice has also sent the club’s psychologist to try to avoid a tragedy. Finally, after several hours talking with the footballer, they managed to convince him to leave the bridge.
Medical and police personnel, as well as military personnel, have traveled to the scene. A lane has been cut and there have been kilometer-long traffic jams on the A8 highway that crosses the Magnana viaduct, according to French authorities.
Nice has announced the suspension of press activities planned for today due to the seriousness of the events. The training has continued, but they have expelled all the press from the premises.
