A hiker discovered bones on Saturday along a path located below the hamlet where the little boy had said he lived. Marie and Colomban now know on this Resurrection Sunday that Emile watches over them in the light and tenderness of God.

But the pain and sorrow remain. The investigators continue their work in the necessary secrecy of the investigation so that the causes of Émile's disappearance and death can be discovered. The time has come for mourning, contemplation and prayer, the family's lawyer says.