An agent from the National Forestry Office (ONF) made the discovery of the lifeless body of Christian Duval this Saturday, October 5, in Quérigut (Ariège), “Les Capeliers” sector, the Ariège gendarmerie confirms this evening.
Found in a difficult to access area
It is in this mountainous area that a new hunt was organized to find this 65-year-old Perpignan resident missing since last Sundaywhile he was out mushrooming. The body, found in a steep and difficult to access area, was formally identified on site by members of his family.
The accidental track is privileged but must be confirmed by investigators in the coming hours.
On site, this Saturday afternoon, the Quérigut gendarmerie brigade, but also the PSIG of Foix and the PGHM led joint excavations with hunters and ONF agents, as well as residents of the area and members of the Perpignan family.
Around fifty people participated this afternoon in this new hunt, a few days after his empty vehicle was found in this mountain areaon the border between Aude and Ariège.
