The emergency services could not find the soldier, lost at sea for two days. The army announced the end of operations.
The hopes of finding a sailor of the aeronaval group alive lived this Friday. The second master, a member of the crew of a ship accompanying the aircraft carrier Charles-de-Gaulle, disappeared in the Mediterranean Sea last Wednesday. Despite a massive mobilization of rescue means, including planes, helicopters and specialized buildings, no trace of the soldier could be detected.
The research, coordinated by the maritime authorities, was officially suspended Thursday evening. Investigations are now the judicial field, as confirmed by the maritime prefecture. The incident occurred while the naval group was nearly 280 kilometers off Toulon, en route to its home port after a five -month mission.
The aircraft carrier and its escort should soon return to the Toulon naval base, thus marking the end of the Clemenceau operation 25. The exact circumstances of this disappearance remain to be clarified, while the French Navy expresses its deep regret in the face of this tragic event.
