Storm Monica: the body of a man discovered in a river in Ardèche after this weekend's bad weather

Un septuagénaire était activement recherché depuis sa disparition pendant les intempéries de ce week-end. MAXPPP – Fabrice ANTERION

A lifeless body was discovered this Tuesday evening in Eyrieux, in Ardèche, during a search to find the septuagenarian missing since Saturday March 9 during bad weather.

A body was discovered this Tuesday, March 12 in the evening downstream from the place where a septuagenarian had been missing since Saturday, March 9, after the severe weather of the weekend.& nbsp;

The emergency services were unable to access the location

The body was reported by hunters, report our colleagues from 20 minutes, but the emergency services were unable to access it. "The location is currently inaccessible by gendarme and firefighter units", reports the department prefecture. A new attempt to gain access will take place this Wednesday morning, followed by an identification of the body. 

According to a gendarmerie source, it would be the 73-year-old tribute, responsible for a hydroelectric power station, who disappeared on Saturday 9 March in Saint-Martin-de-Valamas. 

More information to follow