Le Figaro Nantes
His body was found Tuesday afternoon, around 3:30 p.m.
Pierre Agasse, 88, had been missing since last Friday.
He had not given any news since leaving his home in Saint-Étienne-de-Montluc, near Nantes (Loire-Atlantique).
The gendarmerie had then launched an appeal for witnesses to help it in its research.
The gendarmes of Sautron and Saint-Étienne-de-Montluc were particularly mobilized.
After carrying out patrols with tracking dogs, they were about to leave with the Saint-Hubert, a dog with an exceptional sense of smell.
There are only about ten in France.
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At that time, the authorities received a call from a farmer telling them that he had found the body of the octogenarian in his field, mired, still in the town of Saint-Étienne-de-Montluc.
On the spot,
"nothing suggested that it was a suicide or homicide"
, noted the gendarmerie.
The body has since been returned to the family.