Disappearance of Erwan: his identity papers found on the recovered body

The Niort public prosecutor's office announces that it has found identity papers belonging to the young man on the recovered body Thursday, April 4, & proximity the discotheque where young Erwan disappeared on the night of February 11 to 12, 2024.

Erwan Blais, 18 years old, was last seen on the night of February 11th to February 12th, 2024. While he was in a nightclub in London, Moncoutant, the young man disappeared without a trace. A body was taken; discovered, Thursday April 4, in a river near the place where the teenager was attacked last seen in Deux-Sevres, according to the Niort public prosecutor's office in a press release, cited by BFMTV.

The body "cannot be formally identifiedé &agrav; this stage"

According to the latest elements of the investigation, the identity papers of d'Erwan wereé found on the body discovered this Thursday in a river announced the Niort public prosecutor's office. The discovered body “was able to be brought back” on the banks by the soldiers of the nautical brigade of La Rochelle and to be the subject of a first examination by the forensic doctor and the criminal identification technicians of the gendarmerie& ;quot; he indicates. He continues: "It’s a man, dressed in pants and a sweatshirt. If it cannot be formally identified, &agrav; At this stage, identity papers are required. in the name of Erwan(…) were é found in the clothes worn by the deceased" concludes the prosecution.

A "citizen mobilization"

His family had started a call Tuesday April 2 to find him à through "citizen mobilization". In an interview à BFMTV, her mother-in-law had humbly asked  " each person to search each space again and again. This call was addressed to: each person being within a "radius of 10, 20, 30 kilometers" around the place where Erwan disappeared.

She had taken this initiative particularly following the progress of the Emile affair, whose bones were destroyed. found this weekend. "Ça proved to us; even several months later, in areas where there had been hunts, where ù there had been research, where ù people had raked “On the grounds, we could still find things today,” she declared. 

Paths considered ?

"The citizen's appeal for Erwan" had also been   diffused on the Facebook page, Find Erwan. This one was addressed to: each "inhabitant, walker, hiker, fisherman, hunter" but also "farmers, forest guards, municipal employees, truck drivers, construction workers" of the sector to which she asked to "check each field, wood, water point, well, shed, agricultural building…".

The family had even discussed the different possible avenues, notably that of the accident and of kidnapping with sequestration, addressing the potential responsible for the disappearance of the young man.