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Loire. Disappeared since the day before Chamboeuf, the disoriented octogenarian walked for 24 hours to the Rhône

Help was called on Sunday to deal with the worrying disappearance of an 80-year-old man, domiciled in Chamboeuf since the same afternoon. The soldiers of the gendarmerie then set up a research system to try to locate the octogenarian, who does not have a mobile phone and who, in view of his medical history, could be lost.

Disappeared in Chamboeuf, found in Mornant in the Rhône

After several hours, without being able to find any trace of the missing person, the device was lifted for the night, before resuming the next day, with the support of a canine team specializing in the search for people.

It was only in the afternoon of Monday, after 24 hours of research that the Chambutaire was found, disoriented, in the town of Mornant in the Rhône. He would have traveled the more than 35 kilometers that separate the two municipalities on foot, walking continuously.

He was taken care of by the firefighters and transported to a hospital as a precaution, but his state of health did not seem to be alarming, according to our first information.

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