He had mysteriously disappeared in the Pyrénées-Orientales: Marcel was found

UPDATE : Disappeared mysteriously during a hike with friends, Marcel Rovira, 78, was found safe and sound, the gendarmerie confirms to Actu Perpignan. The septuagenarian returned home on his own… to Bordeaux, say the police.

Concern on the Vermeille coast. This Thursday, January 9, 2025, the gendarmes of the Pyrénées-Orientales worked to find the trace of a hiker. This 78-year-old man was nowhere to be found after a walk with friends on the customs trail (coastal path), between Port-Vendres and Collioure. He was finally found safe and sound.

The hiker was missing

Contacted by News Perpignanthe Pyrénées-Orientales gendarmerie group confirms that a important research device has been deployed. The helicopter Dragon 66 and the nautical brigade and one dog team were mobilized in the area of ​​disappearance.

The septuagenarian, whose car remained at the starting point of the hike, Was he the victim of an accident? Did he get lost? His companions would have suddenly lost track of him. Emergency services were fully mobilized to try to find his trace before nightfall.

He was found… in Bordeaux!

The police, in agreement with the public prosecutor, decided to broadcast a call for witnesses on Thursday evening. In particular, we learn that Marcel Rovira had been missing since 1 p.m.this Thursday. But this Friday morning, the good news came: the septuagenarian was found safe and sound.

Still according to our information, it was the main person himself who contacted his loved ones to tell them that everything was fine. The latter would have simply returned home, to Bordeaux, by his own means. This Friday, the Pyrénées-Orientales gendarmerie had the information confirmed.

If all’s well that ends well, his fleeting disappearance remains a true mystery.

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