The head of its reconstruction Our Lady of Paris after the devastating fire that broke out three years ago, general Jean-Louis Zorzelin died in an accident while doing hiking in the Pyrenees.
His death was reported in the French media and confirmed by the president Emmanuel Macron.
“The nation is losing one of its great soldiers. France, one of her great servants. And Notre Dame, the architect of its renaissanceMacron told X.
The 74-year-old Zorzelin, a former chief of the Army General Staff and head of the Notre Dame Cathedral restoration project, hiked alone on Friday in Mont-Valier. At around 8pm, the ranger of the refuge, located at an altitude of 2,246 meters, informed the authorities about a hiker who had not returned. The mobilization of the rescue teams was immediate, with a helicopter “combing” the area and finally locating Zorzelen a short time later. Rescuers immediately proceeded to identify him.
As Chief of Staff of the French Armed Forces (Cema) from 2006 to 2010, Zorgelin oversaw operations in the Ivory Coast, Afghanistan, the Balkans and Lebanon. Macron chose him in 2020 to orchestrate the rebuilding of Notre Dame Cathedral.
Source: News Beast
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