Rescuers recovered a body in the Garonne on Wednesday October 30 near a bridge in Miramont-de-Comminges (Haute-Garonne), indicates La Gazette du Comminges. This is the area in which a 23-year-old man had disappeared ten days earlier.
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Firefighters discovered a body floating in the water on Wednesday October 30, 2024 in Miramont-de-Comminges (Haute-Garonne). Illustrative photo. | DAVID ADEMAS / ARCHIVES WEST-FRANCE
Around ten firefighters, including some rescuers specializing in nautical intervention, were sent to Miramont-de-Comminges (Haute-Garonne) on Wednesday October 30, 2024. A body was discovered floating in the Garonne. Firefighters recovered the body from a bridge in the town, specifies The Comminges Gazette . A team from the Mobile Emergency and Resuscitation Structure (Smur) was also present on site.
An ongoing investigation
The mayor also visited the scene. A gendarmerie investigation was opened to determine whether the victim drowned and whether she fell into the water in the area where she was found, indicates France 3 Occitanie . The discovery of the body came ten days after the disappearance of a 23-year-old young man last seen in the area.
The regional daily indicates that elements gathered by the Saint-Gaudens public prosecutor's office (Haute-Garonne) show that the remains found in the river would be those of the missing person. A search operation, notably mobilizing divers and a drone, had been organized, in vain. The folded clothes of the young man who had gone looking for metal objects in the water using a magnet were discovered at the foot of the bridge.
To find out more: Read the article in La Gazette du Comminges
