The body of a man was found on Sunday in Saint-Hilaire-sur-Helpe by hunters. A discovery immediately reminiscent of the fifty-year-old missing since August 15 and whose family had no news. An autopsy should confirm the identity of the man found but there is evidence to believe that he is the Saint-Hilairois wanted since his disappearance.
On August 23, the disappearance of the fifty-year-old motivated intense research in the municipalities of Saint-Hilaire-sur-Helpe and Avesnes-sur-Helpe. Around sixty people, including many from the village and the gendarmes, took part. Searches which followed others that had occurred a few days earlier, notably around the Avesnes-sur-Helpe station and in Saint-Hilaire-sur-Helpe at the level of the pasture where the feast of Saints takes place Hilairoises.
A start of an answer
Since August 15, no one had seen the fifty-year-old in the village or its surroundings. We knew he left with a small backpack that he used to carry on his trips on foot. As the days passed, the hope of seeing the man alive again diminished. Especially since no bank withdrawals on his part or calls with his mobile phone have been noted since his disappearance. A natural silence that did not bode well. Even though his parents still hoped. Sunday’s discovery provides the beginning of an answer to the disappearance of the fifty-year-old.
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