A hunt organized in Gard in Bellegarde this Saturday to find a man missing for 7 days

M. Lopez a disparu depuis le 12 janvier. DR – DR

Ce samedi à partir de 9 heures, rendez-vous est donné à la population pour une "battue citoyenne" afin de retrouver Fernando Lopes.

Since January 12, the town of Bellegarde has had no news of Fernando Lopes, one of its residents. Also, the mayor of the town, Juan Martinez, is asking the population to participate in the search this Saturday, January 20, from 9 a.m. The appointment is set in front of the college  Frederico Garcia Lorca. 

"To date, and despite the searches initiated since Friday January 12 in the evening by the national gendarmerie, the firefighters, the municipal police, the citizens and the family, no element ;was discovered, explains the mayor in a message addressed to his fellow citizens.

The resources deployed were numerous, including 6 dog teams, 4 drone teams (with thermal and night vision drones), foot patrols, mountain bikes, vehicles …

A call for witnesses was also broadcast by the gendarmerie in the local press as well as on social networks, simultaneously with the notice launched by the city.

In agreement with the family and the police, we decided to organize a citizen search in search of elements that could lead to the discovery of the missing M . Fernando Lopes

We will meet the volunteers on Saturday January 20 at 9:00 a.m. on the square of the Federico Garcia Lorca college."

Contacted by Midi Libre, Juan Martinez confirms that the hunt is open to anyone who wishes.