Five unidentified bodies were found locked in the passenger compartment of a car at the bottom of Lake Dramont in Saint-Raphaël, in the Var,
a source close to the file
told
Le Figaro
, confirming information from
Var Matin
.
An investigation was opened by the Draguignan prosecutor's office, said the same source.
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Contacted by
Le Figaro
, the prosecutor of the Republic of Draguignan Patrice Camberou affirmed that “
the extraction of the bodies is in progress
”.
"
The investigations are only beginning
", he added, specifying that he will issue a press release on the case at the end of the afternoon.
The disappearance of five young people reported
"
The bodies have not yet been identified, and there is a lot of work to be done with the families in the first place,"
said a source close to the investigation.
At the same time as this tragedy, according to
Var Matin
, the Fréjus police station had been alerted to a disappearance, on the night of Monday to Tuesday, of five young people in their twenties.