Hearing of witnesses, privileged tracks, means mobilized … The point on the disappearance of a jogger in Vienne – Liberation

After more than forty-eight hours of large « Rating », From survey of rivers and the mobilization of more than 150 people near Vivonne (Vienne), the device to find Agathe Hilairet, who has disappeared since Thursday, has evolved. The gendarmes announced on Saturday April 12 in the evening the beginning of more targeted operations carried out within the framework of an open judicial inquiry For « Disturbing disappearance » the 28 -year -old experienced runner.

The young woman left her parents’ home on Thursday morning in Vivonne. Not seeing him return, his father, a few hours later, reported his disappearance with the gendarmerie, Release takes stock of the continuation of research and on the tracks envisaged.

From Thursday to Saturday, a large area around the municipalities of Vivonne, Voulon, Celle-Lévescault and Gença was ratified by a hundred gendarmes, supported by soldiers, firefighters, civil protection agents and members of the Sports Club of the disappeared, good connoisseurs of the forest land where the young woman was training. Divers of the nautical brigades of the Arcachon and La Rochelle gendarmerie also surveyed a pond near the places of the disappearance of the jogger. In vain. « The difficulties (research) are due in particular to that certain wooded areas are very dense », Cyril Lacombe, public prosecutor in Poitiers, said on Saturday in a statement.

Saturday evening, the gendarmerie then announced that « This large -scale device for the past few days (would) give way to the commitment (this Sunday) of around forty gendarmes for the benefit of investigators from the research section and the Poitiers research brigade », and at « More targeted actions ». At the end of the day this Sunday, April 13, the Prosecutor of Poitiers, Cyril Lacombe, said in a press release that« About fifty gendarmes » remained « Mobilized », « as well as people equipped with metal detectors. Aquatic surveys are conducted by the Arcachon nautical brigade ”. THE « Ratages » now concentrate « In a limited sector of about 3 km2 around Vivonne », Specifies the prosecutor, against an area of ​​100km2 the day before. Because « If after forty-eight hours, research does not succeed, it is that we need more information and a further survey », underlines the national gendarmerie with Release.

THE « Judicial time » So opens from this Sunday. The gendarmes mobilized on the ground are placed under the authority of the Poitiers prosecutor’s office, in charge of the judicial investigation. « This is the highest level of gendarmerie investigation. » This new phase of research « Will last the time that we find » Agathe, completes the gendarmerie. That this is counted in « Days or in weeks ».

According to the gendarmerie, « All tracks are envisaged: it can also be a removal, a road accident, or discomfort, or even suicide. » And when several information disseminated in the press suggests that the track of the « Bad meeting » would be privileged, this same source ensures « That nothing can attest to it yet, the investigation continues its course. » Another source close to the investigation, interviewed by AFP, abounds: “We are on the wide spectrum of hypotheses. And it is the work of investigation which will, at the end of the end, guide the investigation. ”

On the other hand, the planned fugue track is today deemed « Little credible » by investigators, due to the discovery of several indices at his home concerning « Short -term projects, such as evenings planned in a few days ».

As part of these « More targeted actions » of research, investigators rely in particular on « The thirty testimonies » Received after the dissemination of a call to witness on Friday April 11. These different people have been heard, and their information is being analyzed, the gendarmerie said. These testimonies are also « Runched with the elements from technical means (boundaries and relays) », Complete the Poitiers parquet in a press release. The cell phone of the runner was located for the last time Thursday afternoon near the localities « Les Grands Ormeaux » and « Le Champ Salaud » in Voulon, a commune located 10 km from Vivonne.

« A dozen hearings of witnesses and relatives » were also carried out in parallel. A patrol of the national gendarmerie also traveled the city on Saturday to carry out a neighborhood investigation. «  »Research is currently not extended to other departments ”, also specifies the gendarmerie, which adds to be « In constant connection » With the family of Agathe Hilairet. « The investigation is advancing », We are assured, without delivering more details.

Update At 5:07 p.m. with the press release from the Pisitiers Public Prosecutor.