A child who had strayed into the Albères massif, located on the border between Spain and France, was found this Thursday afternoon "Spanish side", announced the prefect of the Pyrénées-Orientales.
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The child is in good health, he has been able to contact his parents and he is in the process of being repatriated to the French side," the prefect said on the social network X on Thursday evening. The little boy had gotten lost in the mountains, while hiking with his grandfather in a thick fog. The alarm had been raised in the early afternoon.
Helicopters and drones mobilized
In a previous press release, the prefect detailed the means mobilized to find the child, namely two helicopters with thermal cameras, two drones and dogs.
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The Prefect thanks the CRS Montagne, the gendarmes (Groupe montagne gendarmerie, PSIG, brigades and motorized brigades), and the firefighters of SDIS 66 (GRIMP) as well as the Spanish security and rescue forces for their commitment on the ground," the prefect finally added. According to BFMTV, the child was found in the region of Requesens, on the French-Spanish border.