{"id":71,"date":"2026-01-12T22:24:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T15:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsyz.com\/?p=71"},"modified":"2026-01-12T22:24:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T15:24:57","slug":"the-youngest-victim-a-fathers-rescue-vs-a-sons-tragedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsyz.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/12\/the-youngest-victim-a-fathers-rescue-vs-a-sons-tragedy\/","title":{"rendered":"THE YOUNGEST VICTIM: A father\u2019s rescue vs. a son\u2019s tragedy"},"content":{"rendered":"

We didn\u2019t know if he was dead\u201d: the cousin of Noa, 14, the youngest French victim in Crans-Montana, denounces the authorities\u2019 silence<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Noa, 14, is the youngest victim of the deadly fire that broke out on New Year\u2019s Eve in a bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland. Speaking on RTL this Tuesday, January 6, his cousin M\u00e9lissia condemned the silence of the authorities during the tragedy.<\/p>\n

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Noa, 14, died in the bar fire in Crans-Montana on New Year\u2019s Eve. He was the youngest victim.<\/p>\n

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Credit: Screenshot \/ FC Sochaux<\/p>\n

RTL DOCUMENT \u2013 \u201cHe suffocated\u201d: the cousin of Noa, 14, the youngest French victim of the Crans-Montana fire, speaks out<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 40 people killed and 116 injured in the New Year\u2019s Eve fire at the \u201cLe Constellation\u201d bar in Crans-Montana have all now been identified. Among the victims were nine French nationals trapped by the flames. One of them was Noa Th\u00e9venot El Kaim Billah, 14, the youngest victim of the fire.<\/p>\n

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This Tuesday, January 6, his cousin M\u00e9lissia decided to speak publicly on RTL. \u201cNoa\u2019s father identified his body late yesterday afternoon (Monday). Apparently, his body was not badly damaged. He likely suffocated. He was found seated at a table with his friends.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Originally from the Franche-Comt\u00e9 region, Noa was on holiday in Crans-Montana with his father. On New Year\u2019s Eve, the teenager spent the evening on his own with friends. On RTL, his cousin explained that she had received messages from him until around 1 a.m. \u201cThen, after the fire alarm went off, there was no more news. Noa was nowhere to be found,\u201d she recalled.<\/p>\n

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\u201cNo one was saying anything. We didn\u2019t know if he was alive\u2026\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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This Tuesday, M\u00e9lissia denounced on RTL the silence of the authorities during the search. \u201cWe spent four incredibly intense days looking for him everywhere, doing everything possible to find him. It was horrible. No one was saying anything. We didn\u2019t know if he was alive, if he had been burned, if he was in a coma, or if he was dead. The authorities gave us absolutely no information. I received no response at all from the French authorities, despite the hundreds of calls I made.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A passionate football lover, Noa played before his death for Lancy FC, a club in the canton of Geneva, Switzerland. \u201cNoa was a great athlete. He played for several clubs, especially in Franche-Comt\u00e9, in Besan\u00e7on. And this little boy\u2026 we would have so wanted him to be protected. It\u2019s terrible, it\u2019s terrible,\u201d his cousin continued, visibly emotional.<\/p>\n

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His father, Xavier Th\u00e9venot, is a member of the supervisory board of FC Sochaux. On Monday, the club paid tribute to Noa on its X (formerly Twitter) account. \u201cIn these moments of indescribable suffering, FC Sochaux-Montb\u00e9liard wishes to extend its sincerest thoughts and full support to the family of Noa Th\u00e9venot El Kaim Billah, to his loved ones, and to all those affected by this tragedy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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On Tuesday evening, the Paris prosecutor\u2019s office announced that it had opened an investigation into the deadly fire in order to \u201csupport French families in the investigations being carried out by the Swiss authorities.\u201d<\/p>\n

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