The Les Feixades path reopened to the public just 24 hours after the tragic event. One week after the fatal fall of Andic sobbed, the mountain remains imposing and vertical to delight other hikers who walk the same stretch where the disaster occurred. No sign marks the point where the founder of Mango. The richest man in Catalonia died after a fall of 150 meters while accompanied by his eldest son, Jonathan, who, along with Montserrat, is the only witness to the tragedy.
The morning of Saturday, December 14, dawned serene in Montserrat, as if the mountain was unaware of the drama that was about to be written on its slopes. The clear sky seemed to invite them to reconciliation. Isak Andic, founder of Mango, and his eldest son, Jonathan, had decided to seal peace after their disagreements. Just as Informalia advanced in the first place, This walk was not only physical exercise, but an attempt to reconnect with broken ties, far from the noise of offices, board meetings, and family reproaches. They did it. They decided to make peace and meet in a space away from the noise, where only the mountain was a witness. Reconciliation occurred as clarified to us by a source who had spoken with Jonathan himself at the funeral home. They sealed peace in a conversation of about two hours, during which they were together traveling part of the path that was already known to the Catalan businessman.
That meeting was intended to be an intimate event, protected by the mysticism of Montserrat, a mountain that does not distinguish between penitents, hikers or magnates. However, the gesture of reconciliation was interrupted by a fatal echo: the sound of stones falling, and, finally, silence. It was on the way back when Jonathan, a few meters away from his father, heard the noise. A rockfall. When he turned around, he saw his father slip and disappear down the ravine. A rapid fall, impossible to stop. Isak Andic fell 150 meters down a ravine while Jonathan, a few steps ahead, turned to witness the exact moment his father disappeared into the abyss.
Where the path loses protection and the ground is covered with loose stones, calm turns into danger. Informalia has had access to the report of previous proceedings delivered by the Mossos d’Esquadra to the Martorell court. The conclusion is that We are facing an accident and that all the objective facts lead us to believe that this was the case. The preliminary autopsy leaves no room for doubt: the fall was the cause of death. There is no evidence of external intervention or negligence, sources from the investigation reiterate to Informalia.
But The Martorell investigation unit has not finished its investigations and is still working on the incident. In fact, they confirm that they are interviewing people and taking statements from people close to the family, but also from the work environment of the deceased and from walkers who frequent the area of the event. The forensic medical team has not issued the final autopsy report.
The choice of Les Feixades was not accidental. This path, known for its simplicity and rugged beauty, represented a neutral space, away from the hustle and bustle and tensions. Andic knew the path well, which he had traveled on other occasions, perhaps seeking in the mountains the clarity that business and family do not always offer. According to sources consulted by Informalia, father and son walked together for almost two hours. Only the mountain, oblivious to the human drama, stood as an imperturbable witness.
Jonathan called the emergency services immediately: “My father has fallen; he is unconscious, but I can’t reach him.” Within minutes, a Mossos d’Esquadra helicopter arrived at the scene. The firefighters descended with ropes to Andic’s body. They collected his belongings: a green jacket, sunglasses, a watch and his cell phone, which was still intact.
The mountain as an implacable judge
Montserrat, with its vertical slopes and almost sacred atmosphere, has the ability to turn the everyday into the transcendental. The Les Feixades path, where the tragedy occurred, is traveled by hundreds of hikers every year. It is not a particularly dangerous trail, but it requires attention. “Dozens of people pass through here every day, and nothing like this has ever happened,” says Alicia, an opponent who seeks relief in nature after hours of study. The mountain does not forgive distractions. Where the path loses protection and loose stones threaten to give way underfoot, emptiness lurks. The preliminary report from the Mossos d’Esquadra indicates that there was no negligence or external intervention. Everything points to an accident, a fatality that breaks the routine but leaves a trail of unanswered questions.
Although the evidence points to an accident, the investigation is not closed. Police sources have confirmed to Informalia that agents from the Martorell unit continue to take statements. They have interviewed people from Andic’s immediate surroundings, both family and work, and regular hikers in the area. “They are talking to a lot of people,” they say. The forensic medical team, for its part, has not yet issued the final autopsy report, the result of which could shed new light on the events. Meanwhile, the void left by Isak Andic continues to resonate, not only in his family, but also in the empire he built from the ground up.
A divided legacy
In 2012, Andic had left the executive management of Mango in the hands of his son Jonathan, but internal problems led him to regain control. The founder had left control of the textile giant to the firstborn. But he returned to it because the company was not going well. He touched the direction and set the course but without Jonathan at the helm. The company says that the management of the empire remains in the hands of Toni Ruiz, the current CEO and vice president, who will assume the functions of the president of the company, as we announced days ago, although Jonathan, Judith and Sarah, the three children of the founder , own the overwhelming majority of the shares.
The reconciliation, which seemed to have been consummated in the hours before the tragedy, is now tinged with melancholy.
The management of Mango now falls to Toni Ruiz, current CEO and vice president, who will assume the management and duties of president. However, Andic’s three children—Jonathan, Judith and Sarah—own the majority shareholding. The Les Corts funeral home witnessed a parade of personalities from the business and political world, who came to say goodbye to the man behind one of the greatest fortunes in Spain. But the true farewell was the one that did not take place in Montserrat, where the mountain remained oblivious to human pain. The Les Feixades trail was reopened to the public the day after the accident. The hikers continue traveling through the section where the tragedy occurred, as if the mountain wanted to remind us that human drama is ephemeral compared to its eternity. Montserrat, as always, continues to be a place of peace and reconciliation, but also of vertigo and emptiness.
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