A body was found by walkers in an undergrowth in the town of Mercœur (Corrèze) on Friday May 5 in the afternoon,
Le Figaro
learned from a source familiar with the matter, confirming information from
La Montagne
.
The body was discovered around 5 p.m. by walkers on a hunt.
These volunteers were involved in the search efforts to try to find Fanny Charbin.
This 31-year-old woman has been missing since April 14 after being last seen in the village of Mercœur, leaving the caravan in which she was staying in the place called Moulin de Rioubazet.
An autopsy scheduled for May 9
Fanny Charbin's relatives quickly became concerned about her disappearance, the young woman having left the caravan without her mobile phone.
"
It's the first time that she hasn't given any news for such a long time,
" explained her sister Margot to Le
Figaro
a few days ago.
“It is not known where she may have gone, whether she is safe and healthy.
It eats us up inside
!
We have no concrete leads.
She can be everywhere, she can be with someone or she can be alone.
Everything is possible
,” she explained.
According to a source familiar with the matter, the gendarmerie quickly intervened to freeze the scene following this discovery.
Investigators from the Brive-la-Gaillarde research brigade, supported by members of the Limoges Research Section, took DNA samples to formally identify the body.
Also according to this source, an autopsy is scheduled for May 9 to determine the causes of the victim's death.