Several of his fingers would have been cut. Animator Benjamin Castaldi was seriously injured by manipulating a “small remote-controlled helicopter” and was hospitalized in Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône), according to his story published on social networks on Friday.
“I just wanted to fly a small radio -controlled helicopter. He apparently wanted my skin, ”he explains in his Instagram story. The drone “rushed to him as if I had insulted his mother” and “exploded” a hand. Seriously injured by hand, his fingers had to be “picked up” to him. He sums up: “an exploded hand, an ego in crumbs and a trauma with each propeller sound”.
“Thank you to the Timone”, writes Benjamin Castaldi who salutes the “North CHU” of Marseille with in particular a “special dedication to the department mains ». “You gave me back my fingers and restored faith in humanity,” he thanks, “according to his story relayed by Actu Marseille. “Next time, he quips in his story, I test the kite.”
On the professional life side, Benjamin Castaldi announced in mid-April the end of the Matinale of Europe 2 which he animated after low hearing results. This rushed judgment, after a final program comes after a catastrophic season side audiences. On the November-December 2024 wave, Europe 2 recorded the worst results in its history, being listened to only by 897,000 listeners. The morning of Benjamin Castaldi was also on a historically low level, waking up only 96,000 people each morning.
