The child has not been seen for more than 24 hours. Emile, two and a half years old, disappeared on Saturday July 8 from his grandparents’ home in the small town of Vernet, northeast of Digne-les-Bains (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence). Significant research resources were mobilized to try to find the little boy. A press point was organized at 7 p.m. by the public prosecutor, accompanied by the prefect of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. “We let’s continue the device” research, commented the prefect of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, while the child has not yet been found. “No hypothesis is eluded and none is privileged”, according to the prosecutor of Digne-les-Bains. This live is now over.
Two people would have seen the child. “The first elements that emerge from two testimonies are the child leaving the place of residence of his grandparents and he is seen in a downhill street by two people. This is where we then lose track of him”, detailed the public prosecutor. Furthermore, theThe searches carried out in the village yielded nothing. Dog teams have marked outside the village, but these elements still require verification.
The “next 48 hours will be crucial”, according to the prefect. “The gendarmerie was called at 6 p.m. yesterday, significant resources were mobilized“, explained the prefect. Nearly 100 people participated in the search on Saturday, and 200 on Sunday. “The research focused around a perimeter of 5 km around the grandparents’ house”continues the prefect, according to which the “Next 48 hours will be crucial”.
Field around the house worried. The gendarmerie specified that the land around Emile’s grandparents’ house was “steep”. The mayor of the town also mentioned that there were in the area “dangerous areas where he could have slipped”.
A call for witnesses launched. The prosecution launched a call for witnesses after Emile’s disappearance. The child has brown eyes, blond hair, he is 90 centimeters 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.
Emile disappeared on Saturday around 5 p.m. The little Emile was on Saturday at the home of his grandparents, who were hosting “their only grandson for a week or 15 days of vacation” according to the mayor of Vernet, François Balique. “They were about to have an activity”continued the chosen one. “They are loading the car to go to this activity. When they wanted to take Émile to take him, fifteen minutes after waking him up from his nap, they noticed that he was no longer there”, he added.