Overview
- Gendarmes located the body of 29-year-old Florian Séné in the Sainte-Victoire massif near the Pas du Chat below a steep cliff after several days of searching.
- Authorities say an accidental fall is the leading hypothesis, and an autopsy is planned to confirm the cause of death.
- Séné had set out for a hike in the range east of Aix-en-Provence and was last seen near Saint-Antonin-sur-Bayon with no contact afterward.
- The search deployed foot patrols, drones from the Bouches-du-Rhône gendarmerie, the Sécurité civile Dragon rescue helicopter, and a specialist canine team.
- Before the discovery, investigators working with the public prosecutor issued a public appeal for witnesses with instructions to contact the Rousset gendarmerie, a step used to generate leads when early field searches find no trace.