Overview
- Dominique Belloc, 64, vanished in Hérépian on December 23 while taking a cigarette break during a walk along the Orb, according to the mayor and gendarmerie.
- The department was under red flood vigilance that day, and Météo‑France reports conditions improved from December 24 with vigilance lowered to yellow.
- The Bédarieux gendarmerie has opened an inquiry and deployed a helicopter overflight and a canine team, but searches have not found the missing woman.
- The family issued an appeal for witnesses and described Belloc as having short graying hair and, on the day she disappeared, wearing a jacket, a black bag, and red trousers; additional details include a height around 1.60 m, brown eyes, a forearm tattoo of the letter M, and purple sneakers.
- Anyone with information is asked to contact the Bédarieux gendarmerie or call 17.