The public prosecutor of Digne-les-Bains confirms that a “last sweep” is in progress, Thursday, July 13, at Haut-Vernet. It was in this small hamlet in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence that little Emile, 2 and a half years old, disappeared the previous Saturday. Despite the significant resources mobilized, he remains untraceable. “NOTWe were able to have the mobile gendarmes for another half-day and thus were able to consider additional sweeping”specified the prosecutor, Rémy Avon, with France Télévisions, but while specifying that this research is not due to “no new item”. Follow our live.
“No clues, no information, no elements.” Tuesday evening, the magistrate spoke again, admitting to being “the same as yesterday and the day before yesterday”. Rémy Avon indicated that the investigation was now moving into a second phase aimed at exploiting the data collected in the field. The telephone records of the inhabitants of the hamlet, in particular, are beginning to be studied.
More than 300 volunteers mobilized for research. The search perimeter was raked several times and right down to its smallest corners on Tuesday. About thirty houses in Haut-Vernet were inspected, 12 vehicles were searched and the 25 inhabitants heard. Tuesday, the whole hamlet was cordoned off, from 8 am.
A call for witnesses is still in progress. The prosecution launched a call for witnesses after Emile’s disappearance. This child has brown eyes, blond hair, he is 90 cm tall and wears an outfit with a yellow top, white shorts with a green pattern and hiking shoes. In case of information, you must contact 04 92 36 73 00.