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Search for Missing Trail Runner Agathe Hilairet Shifts to National Investigation

Field operations have ended after a week of extensive searches, with a national investigative cell now analyzing 178 public tips and evidence in a kidnapping probe.

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Overview

  • Agathe Hilairet, a 28-year-old trail runner, disappeared on April 10 during a routine jog near Vivonne, France.
  • Initial search efforts covered 100 km² and later focused on a 3 km² area near her last known location, but no significant findings were made.
  • Her disappearance is now being investigated under a judicial probe for kidnapping and sequestration, with no evidence suggesting a planned departure.
  • Authorities have received 178 tips from the public following an appeal for information, which are now being reviewed by a 20-member national investigative cell.
  • Hilairet’s phone was last located in a rural area between Les Grands Ormeaux and Le Champ Salaud in Voulon, approximately 10 km from her parents’ home.