A 100 km2 forest zone ratified by investigators – Liberation
Important research to find a 28 -year -old jogger who has not been found since Thursday, resumed this Saturday, April 12 in the morning in Vienne, after the dissemination of a call for witnesses for disturbing disappearance. Investigators « Ratient » A large forest area of 100 km2. « The difficulties are due in particular to that certain wooded areas are very dense », This Saturday afternoon underlines the Poitiers prosecutor, Cyril Lacombe. Agathe Hilairet, experienced runner with frail corpulence (1.65 m, 35 kg) which practices trail, had left Thursday morning from the home of her parents, in Vivonne. It was her father who gave the alert by not seeing her come back, while her phone no longer replied.
An important research device was deployed Thursday afternoon, then again Friday on a large area including the municipalities of Vivonne, Voulon, Celle-Lévescault and Gençay. “The missing person was not found at this time. Research continues this morning ”, Cyril Lacombe said this Saturday.
The Poitiers prosecutor’s office indicates this Saturday that the numbers committed to find the young woman include « 110 gendarmes, supported by sixty army, civil protection and jogging club of the missing person, as well as fifty voluntary citizens ». The device also includes divers of a nautical brigade, as well as firefighters, employees of the French Biodiversity Office (OFB), Civil Protection Volunteers or members of the Sports Club where the young woman is inscribed.
“We have defined an area of interest of 100 km2 south of Vivonne, an area particularly difficult to access since it is a forest area, with a lot of trails. So I have all-terrain means ”, Colonel Philippe-Alexandre Assou, of the Vienna gendarmerie group, told the press.
He stressed that the participation of members of the joggers club to whom the young woman belongs, who « Use the field » and trails that she usually took, brings a « Huge added value » to investigators. Divers also probe the Clain river which crosses the area.
As part of an open investigation for « Disturbing disappearance », The Poitiers prosecutor’s office had released a call for witnesses on Friday to find the young woman, presenting a « Very thin size », Dressed in a jogging outfit with black shorts and a high short sleeves of dark color, and carrier of a race bag. She had her hair tied and her phone hanging on her wrist. The device was located last time in the afternoon of Thursday within a radius of 250 meters between the localities « Les Grands Ormeaux » and « Le field Salaud » in Voulon, 10 km from Vivonne.
On the application of sports geolocation Strava, where she shared the summary of her outings that could exceed 20 km traveled, the young woman describes herself as « Adoring running », that she practices « Since (his) 17 years ». After « Several years of stopping », She said she had resumed running in May in a message posted on her Facebook account.
For Rose-Marie Bertaud, mayor of Vivonne, the inhabitants of this small town of 4,500 inhabitants are in « The wait ». « It is a shock for the population, we are a quiet commune where life is good, she told the press. For us, it is sad, especially since the more time passes, the more difficult it becomes to know what could have happened to this young girl. ”
Thirty testimonials have so far flown following the dissemination of the call for witnesses, said the prosecutor. « »Nearly a dozen hearings of witnesses and relatives were carried out by the investigators ”, he said this Saturday afternoon. Cyril Lacombe had pointed out on Friday: « All the tracks to find this young woman are explored. »
Update At 2:37 p.m. with the last elements of the investigation disseminated by the Poitiers prosecutor.
