The 65-year-old man, who disappeared while he went mushrooming this Friday, November 8, 2024 in the Pyrénées-Orientales, was found this Saturday shortly after noon at the Col de Jau. A major effort was deployed this Saturday to find him.
Updated at 2:45 p.m. Safe and sound. The 65-year-old man, who went mushroom hunting with his family this Friday, November 8 around 3 p.m. in the place called “Creu de Marqueixanes”, near Rabouillet, and missing since then, was found safe and sound this Saturday, November 9 a shortly after noon. After a night in the middle of the forest between Conflent and Fenouillède, very close to the Aude department, this resident of Ille-sur-Têt managed to get back on his way at daybreak. He was picked up by a motorist at the Col de Jau, before being brought back to his relatives who had been mobilized for almost 24 hours to find him.
It was this Saturday around 5 p.m. that the sixty-year-old became nowhere to be found. When their searches were unsuccessful, the family called emergency services for help. All night long, the mountain CRS patrolled the area. Without more success. Since daybreak, this Saturday, November 9, 2024, very significant resources have come to support the military in their research. Police and firefighters were supported by around sixty civilians, including members of his family and numerous hunters, to try to find this Catalan. The CRS also installed an advanced security post on the ground, at the “Creu de Marqueixanes”. At 11 a.m., the Pamiers gendarmerie helicopter was due to fly over the area, the Dragon 66 being grounded due to a mechanical problem. Drones were also used to track down the missing person.
The man was finally found this Saturday noon at Col de Jau.
