Overview
- The 85-year-old left Châtillon-sur-Thouet for an appointment in nearby Airvault but never arrived.
- Neighbors and a local association raised the alarm when he missed a planned meeting and was not seen at home.
- Firefighters and gendarmes traced his phone to Brela, where he told them he had driven for about 20 hours.
- He said he did not understand what happened and mentioned a possible GPS problem, and he had no known prior cognitive issues.
- Relatives traveled to Croatia to retrieve him and plan medical checkups after his return to France.