Update 11h49. According to a source from the gendarmerie, Marie-France Garaud has just been found alive at Réaumur, Vendée, it was taken care of by the rescue.
Marie-France Garaud is missing in the Forest of Mervent in the Vendée, it has not given sign of life since Friday evening around 22: 40. The force of the deux-Sèvres has launched a search and an important means of relief are deployed over a vast area of research.
This is the staff residence, at a place called The mussel farms, of Saint-Pompain in the deux-Sevres, which gave the alarm to two hours in the morning does the led not go out for the night.
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But a few hours earlier, a motorist had contacted the force to report a car of Toyota-brand light gray color flowing full headlights and making a zigzag pattern. It was 22h41.
As soon as the alert Friday evening of the constables of Fontenay-le-Comte have started the research. Saturday morning continued with reinforcements of deux-Sèvres and the assistance in the morning a helicopter to fly over the forest. On account that Saturday morning a quarantine policemen.
Marie-France Garaud, 86-year-old is seen as a fragile person, and possibly disoriented, according to our sources. She left without her cell phone, which complicates the research. She was wearing a jean and a top dark green.
A figure of the right since the 70s
Marie-France Garaud was born in Poitiers in march 1934, she made her studies in public law, private law and history of law. In 1957 she enrolled at the bar of Poitiers.
His political career began in 1961, she became parliamentary attaché at the ministry of Cooperation. She then at the secretariat of the Elysée palace under the presidency of Georges Pompidou. It will then be close to Jacques Chirac, it will be the advisor.
A long time close to the RPR finally, it chose Marine Le Pen in the presidential election of 2017.
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