a hunt to find Morgane Rivoal, 13 years old, this Friday near Guingamp

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The mobilization is intensifying to find Morgane Rivoal, 13 years old, missing since Monday November 25 in Pabu, near Guingamp (Côtes-d’Armor).

A hunt is organized by the gendarmerie this Friday, November 29 at 9 a.m., near the Pro Park, the training center of En Avant Guingamp.

More than 500 people came to participate in the research. A huge demonstration of solidarity around Morgane’s parents.

Follow the evolution of the situation live with the Echo of Armor and Argoat.

10:55 a.m.: Careful searches are underway

Fourteen groups, made up of 30 to 60 people, carefully examine every square meter of land in the Trieux valley. They come together regularly to then form new search areas, after having finished scanning a sector.

In certain very difficult to access areas, group leaders ask the best equipped people (boots, sticks) to go prospecting, while the others stay on more passable trails.

10:45 a.m.: More than 500 people mobilized for the hunt in Pabu

Impressive citizen mobilization to find Morgane Rivoal. More than 500 people, divided into fourteen groups supervised by gendarmes, are currently searching the Trieux valley, around Pabu, Guingamp and Plouisy, in search of elements which would allow them to find traces of the missing girl.

10:40 a.m.: Civil protection is on site to help with the search

Many civil protection volunteers are present in Pabu, near the En Avant Guingamp training center to participate in the search and supervise the groups taking part in the search.

10:30 a.m.: The hunt could last all day

The gendarmes indicate that there is no time limit set for this hunt, which could last all day.

The research focuses on the Trieux valley, in Pabu, Guingamp and Plouisy.

Part of the area had already been searched during the week by the gendarmes, particularly on the Pont-Ezer side.

The players of En Avant Guingamp spontaneously joined the research: “It was a strong desire of the players, and the whole club supports them in this approach,” explained Guingamp coach, Sylvain Ripoll, who also participates in the fight, with all the club staff.

10:20 a.m.: The search has started, the trails are being scrutinized

The fourteen search groups plunged into the woods, near Trieux in Pabu, in search of Morgane. There are between 40 and 60 citizens per group. Everyone searches and scrutinizes every path, looking for the missing girl.

10:10 a.m.: A drone will fly over Trieux to help with research

Gendarmerie commander Jean-Baptiste Gautier estimates that “500 people are participating in the search”. An extraordinary mobilization, in Pabu, to try to find Morgane Rivoal. Fourteen groups were formed to crisscross the area in which Morgane was lost on Monday, November 25 in the morning, when she was supposed to take the bus to go to Camus college, in Grâces.

The gendarmerie also indicates that a drone will be deployed to fly over the Pont-Ezer sector, above the Trieux, a river which crosses the Guingamp region.

10 a.m.: All search groups have left

Fourteen research groups have now gone into the field. The first groups are made up of around thirty people, the last of around sixty.

The gendarmes estimate that more than 500 citizens were present to participate in the search.

The instructions are clear: “If you find something, do not touch anything and immediately notify the police,” explained the police. Morgane Rivoal’s parents joined a group to participate in the research.

The headquarters is located at the entrance to the Pro Park, the training center of En Avant Guingamp. Gendarmerie commander Jean-Baptiste Gautier directs operations, assisted by Captain Le Morvan.

9:50 a.m.: En Avant Guingamp players and staff participate in research

In solidarity with the pain of the Rivoal family, the players and staff of En Avant Guingamp decided to participate in the search: “It was a strong desire of the players and the entire club to join the search to find Morgane” , explains the coach of the Rouge et Noir, Sylvain Ripoll, met on site. The EAG women’s team also volunteered to participate in the fight.

9:40 a.m.: the search area will be expanded

The majority of research groups are now gone. More than 400 citizens are present to participate in the search, supervised by around twenty gendarmes. A gendarme accompanies each group in their search. A group will leave from the Plouisy side, near the Adapei home, to widen the area to be searched.

9:30 a.m.: a well-defined research sector

Twenty gendarmes supervise the search groups, made up of around thirty people each time. The search will focus on the area around the castle of Munehorre and along the Trieux in the first place. They will also focus on the wooded areas, around the Trieux, a river which crosses Guingamp.

9:20 a.m.: the first groups started the search

The search groups, made up of around thirty people, accompanied by a gendarme, started the search in Pabu, near the Pro Park, En Avant Guingamp training center.

9:15 a.m.: Morgane’s parents are there, very moved by the mobilization

The gendarmes, surprised by the importance of the mobilization, thanked everyone present. Morgane Rivoal’s parents, very moved and crushed by grief and anguish, are on site to participate in the research. They are surrounded by their family, including the grandparents of the missing girl.

9 a.m.: Several hundred people are present

Several hundred people are already on site to participate in the research. The gendarmes thanked everyone present and began to form search groups.

An investigation into a disturbing disappearance

Morgane’s disappearance was reported late Monday morning by her mother, worried about not seeing her return from college. Immediately, an investigation into a worrying disappearance was opened by the gendarmerie, under the direction of the Saint-Brieuc public prosecutor’s office. The Guingamp research brigade is in charge of the investigations.

According to the first elements, this is an unprecedented situation: the young girl had never run away before. A family dispute, which occurred during the weekend, could have precipitated his departure, according to prosecutor Nicolas Heitz.

Substantial resources mobilized

The gendarmerie deploys significant resources to find Morgane. A specialized dog, a helicopter, as well as calls for witnesses were engaged. Social networks and local media actively relay the information.

Morgane, born December 23, 2010, would have neither money nor a bank card, which increases the authorities’ concern.

A decisive battle

In this outpouring of solidarity, a citizen fight is organized this Friday at 9 a.m., near the Pro Park in Guingamp. Residents are invited to participate in combing the surrounding area.

L’Écho de l’Armor et de l’Argoat follows this event live to inform readers of each progress.

A crucial call for witnesses

The authorities remind us of the importance of reporting any information to 17. Every detail, even trivial, can make the difference in this investigation where every minute counts.

Stay tuned to follow in real time the progress of the searches and collective efforts to find Morgane.

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