Found Deceased France - Émile S., 2, outside grandparent’s house, Le Vernet, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, 8 July 2023

[LaborDayRN]

How Far Can Kids Walk in a Day? - Kids Can Hike

I have always wondered why my kids can run around a playground for hours or spend the entire afternoon out exploring and climbing trees but suddenly as soon as they

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The General Rule…​

There is a general rule that children can usually walk 1 km for every year of their age. So a 10 year old could be expected to walk 10km in one go. For those of you who are “miles” people, 1 km is 0.6 miles so you could just round it down to a 1/2 mile.

As with most rules there are plenty of children who will struggle to walk that far and those who will exceed that by a good few miles.
Just food for thought.....

 

[Cinister09]

Picture 12/12. Are they logs and timber in the hut in the centre? That is very close to the fountain, across the road.

It looks kind of like a little birdhouse or something... there are what look like little wire panels.

You can see it a little bit at the side of this image too. Maybe a chicken hut?

 

[Cinister09]

Haut Vernet, Francia
There are several images of the hamlet on Alamy. There are a few different angles and we can see the stairs outside houses properly.

A different angle where you can see the little chalet-style house behind the grandparents. It gives you an idea of the surrounding area and how the grassland/trees really sit.

 

[JLZ]

I really like the big picture of Haut Vernet at the beginning of this article. Too big a file to upload I think. I saved it but I can't even open it outside my browser. But viewing the saved file in the browser, the resolution is great.

Disparition du petit Emile : après deux mois d'enquête, un fait divers qui tourne à l'énigme judiciaire

Malgré de très importants moyens déployés depuis début juillet, le sort du jeune garçon demeure mystérieux et plusieurs pistes restent envisagées.

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[JLZ]

Haut Vernet, Francia
There are several images of the hamlet on Alamy. There are a few different angles and we can see the stairs outside houses properly.

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A different angle where you can see the little chalet-style house behind the grandparents. It gives you an idea of the surrounding area and how the grassland/trees really sit.
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I can't place that bottom picture.
(Edit: OK I've got it, it's basically from the same direction as the one in the link below, from a more aerial angle and a different lens maybe.)

This one is looking uphill from behind the houses where the laundry or fountain is: Disparition d'Emile : pourquoi le maire referme l'accès au hameau du Haut-Vernet jusqu'au 31 août

 

[Cinister09]

I can't place that bottom picture.

This one is looking uphill from behind the houses where the laundry or fountain is: Disparition d'Emile : pourquoi le maire referme l'accès au hameau du Haut-Vernet jusqu'au 31 août

The bottom picture is taken from about where the red dot is.
The backs of the row of properties but a bit further away than the image in the article you've attached.

The little chalet is listed as the Nathalie et Pascal property on Google Maps.

 

[Cinister09]

Same property just different angles/distances.
Gives you a good idea of how steep the area really is in places!

 

[JLZ]

Same property just different angles/distances.
Gives you a good idea of how steep the area really is in places!
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Yes, steep, but also it feels as if nothing could happen because all those houses together were watching.

 

[renarde]

It looks kind of like a little birdhouse or something... there are what look like little wire panels.
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You can see it a little bit at the side of this image too. Maybe a chicken hut?
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Rabbit hutches.

 

[Megnut]

What a lovely hamlet. It hardly seems anything bad could happen there. Seems where a child could happily puddle jump, with nothing but a pocketful of rainbows.

What ever became of the little?

 

[renarde]

Earlier today, they were searching a small body of water near the pool, but that search has come to an end. Nothing new.

Disparition d’Émile: un plan d’eau du Vernet fouillé par des plongeurs, les recherches n'ont rien donné

INFO BFM DICI - La surface d’environ 1500 m2 a été inspectée par des enquêteurs et des plongeurs de la gendarmerie.

www.bfmtv.com

 

[Lexiintoronto]

We had a missing 3 year-old in our province who was seen running off into the forest and just vanished. The searchers looked for hours. They were searching down hills, as it’s believed that’s what 3 year-olds would choose, but the mother was insisting that the girl would choose to climb.

So one searcher with a dog listened to her and starting climbing hills through heavy brush with his dog and ultimately the dog alerted to a scent. They found her safe up an embankment.

I’m wondering if Émile did something that seemed impossible to the searchers?

 

[UK Girl]

We had a missing 3 year-old in our province who was seen running off into the forest and just vanished. The searchers looked for hours. They were searching down hills, as it’s believed that’s what 3 year-olds would choose, but the mother was insisting that the girl would choose to climb.

So one searcher with a dog listened to her and starting climbing hills through heavy brush with his dog and ultimately the dog alerted to a scent. They found her safe up an embankment.

I’m wondering if Émile did something that seemed impossible to the searchers?

there were hundreds of searchers tho combing the place

 

[JerseyWasHome2]

Earlier today, they were searching a small body of water near the pool, but that search has come to an end. Nothing new.

Disparition d’Émile: un plan d’eau du Vernet fouillé par des plongeurs, les recherches n'ont rien donné

INFO BFM DICI - La surface d’environ 1500 m2 a été inspectée par des enquêteurs et des plongeurs de la gendarmerie.

www.bfmtv.com

Interesting. I can't hear any audio or see any text on the link (but thanks for it!). What pool is this and how close to their village/homes is it?

 

[renarde]

Interesting. I can't hear any audio or see any text on the link (but thanks for it!). What pool is this and how close to their village/homes is it?

It was a pond near the village's pool, in Le Vernet, just a few kilometers away from Haut Vernet.

Picture and map here:

Disparition d'Émile : de nouvelles fouilles menées dans un plan d'eau proche du Haut-Vernet

Une équipe de plongeurs de la gendarmerie a été mobilisée pour sonder un étang, à quelques centaines de mètres du village où a disparu le garçon. Ces recherches n'ont rien donné.

actu.fr

 

[sundaaaay]

Lost Michigan toddler found asleep in woods using family dog as furry pillow

Story in the Guardian today about a little girl who wandered off in the US, found alive and well, but interesting that she was also 2 years old and managed to wander off three miles away, which proves in some kids their physical capability is somewhat underestimated!

 

[Doesitmakesense]

Lost Michigan toddler found asleep in woods using family dog as furry pillow

Story in the Guardian today about a little girl who wandered off in the US, found alive and well, but interesting that she was also 2 years old and managed to wander off three miles away, which proves in some kids their physical capability is somewhat underestimated!

I've been thinking that too. Toddlers are go go go. IMO the only thing stopping them from travelling incredible distances is their tendency to get distracted

 

[FromGermany1]

I've been thinking that too. Toddlers are go go go. IMO the only thing stopping them from travelling incredible distances is their tendency to get distracted

I think, there were mannny opportunities for Emile to get distracted. Therefore I don't believe, he ran for some kilometers.

 

[Hexe]

I've been thinking that too. Toddlers are go go go. IMO the only thing stopping them from travelling incredible distances is their tendency to get distracted

The difference is that the toddler in Michigan went for a walk in the relatively flat area and during mild temperatures. Emile went missing in the mountains and during hellish heat. None of it helps a toddler to walk far away.

 

[dotr]

After a nap and especially near/ around dinnertime, wouldn't an active toddler want a bite to eat and/or something to drink? speculation.