TSR, Fre - A woman who died following a ski accident in December 2005 may have been treated by a fake doctor who accompanied her on Air Glacier's emergency helicopter ride to the hospital.
The skier, a Valaisan who was skiing with former Swiss president Adolf Ogi, went over a small wall and hit her head on a rock. The would-be doctor, as is often the case in ski resorts, worked only during the winter and was paid a daily honorarium. Other doctors found his avoidance of medical discussions and his general behaviour odd; when the owner of Air Glacier discovered this he insisted on seeing the man's medical certificates, but none were produced.
The man then disappeared. (continue reading)→