She made it out alive.
She felt the cold night air on her skin.
She had escaped the inferno.
But then she realized someone she loved was still inside.
And that’s when Roze turned around — and ran back into the flames.
At just 18 years old, Roze has become a name Switzerland will never forget, a symbol of courage born from a night of unimaginable horror.
A celebration that became a death trap
On New Year’s Eve, the Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana transformed in seconds from a packed celebration into what survivors now describe as a “windowless furnace.”
Black smoke filled the space. Flames climbed. Panic exploded.
Roze managed to escape.
But freedom lasted only a moment.
“She didn’t hesitate”
Witnesses say that when Roze realized a close friend was still trapped inside the smoke-filled bar, she didn’t stop to think.
She didn’t scream.
She didn’t freeze.
She ran back in.
“She knew the risk,” one survivor said. “And she went anyway.”
What happened next changed her life forever.
A body burned — a soul unbroken
Roze was pulled from the inferno with third-degree burns to her face, scalp, and hands. The injuries were so severe that doctors placed her in an artificial coma to save her life.
She has since been transferred to a specialized burn unit in Belgium, where she remains in critical condition.
Doctors say the road ahead will be long. Painful. Uncertain.
She survived — but she never came out the same.
She traded her future for a chance to save another
Roze is not just another victim of the Crans-Montana tragedy.
She is the girl who escaped — and went back.
The teenager who chose someone else’s life over her own safety.
The young woman who risked everything in the darkest seconds imaginable.
Today, she is fighting for her life.
And a nation is holding its breath.
“This is what bravery looks like”
As Switzerland continues to mourn the victims of the Le Constellation fire, Roze’s story has cut through the grief — a reminder that even in moments of pure terror, human courage can burn brighter than flames.
She is only 18.
She should have had decades ahead of her.
Instead, she gave everything she had to try to save another.
And today, Crans-Montana doesn’t just see a victim.
It sees its bravest soul.
