Overview
- Lyhanna was last seen leaving her collège in Fleurance and boarding a man’s car on Friday, May 29, and her disappearance was reported to police that same evening.
- A 41‑year‑old man known to the family was arrested, presented to a judge and formally mis en examen for enlèvement and séquestration on Monday, June 1, and is now in pretrial detention.
- Gendarmerie search operations have expanded to nearly 170–200 personnel using helicopters, drones, dive teams and search dogs to comb lakes, the River Gers, woods and farmland around Fleurance.
- Investigators have seized the suspect’s vehicle and collected multiple objects during organised battues; those items are now undergoing forensic analysis that police say will shape the inquiry.
- The family says Lyhanna would not have run away and had cut contact with the suspect after a 'soirée pyjama'; authorities are urging residents to follow gendarmerie instructions because time is critical for the search.