Where is little Emile? Three days after his disappearance in the hamlet of Vernet (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence), the 2 and a half-year-old boy “has not been found”advanced the public prosecutor of Digne-les-Bains, during a new press briefing, Tuesday July 11 at the end of the afternoon. “The 30 buildings of the hamlet have been completely visited, 25 people were heard, 12 vehicles were visited and 12 hectares have been raked”, detailed Remy Avon. “Investigations will continue tomorrow. [mercredi]. Justice remains mobilized and the gendarmerie strengthens the investigation system. Follow our live.
A new system put in place. Of the “specialized means in search of traces and clues” will now be deployed, announced the prefect, the searches already carried out having failed to locate the little boy in the initial perimeter of 5 km around the hamlet of Haut-Vernet and its 25 inhabitants, where Emile disappeared, in some 2 kilometers above the village of Vernet.
No new items. For the prosecutor, “all hypotheses remain valid, none is privileged and none is excluded”. Over 500 calls were received, but many to offer research assistance. There’s no “new elements likely to explain the disappearance of little Emile” despite “numerous witness hearings”, added Remy Avon.
Dozens of calls received since Saturday. The prefect and the prosecutor recall that the emergency number is reserved for testimonies that can bring elements to the investigation. They have indeed deplored that of the more than 500 calls received in two days, the vast majority are proposals from volunteers to help with research or ask for news of the child.