Warrant officer Thomas Binder, 43, died “carried away by a landslide” in the Vosges massif. The circumstances of this accident have yet to be determined.
Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin shared “his great sadness” at the announcement of the gendarme’s death. He reacted in a post on the social network X, bringing his “thoughts for his family and his comrades” The soldier was found lifeless shortly after the accident.