A volunteer firefighter was in police custody on Monday, suspected of being the author of a hoax that led to the mobilization of significant relief resources in Ain during the weekend, we learned from sources. consistent.
The origin of the case, as indicated by the gendarmes, dates back to Saturday evening, when the firefighters of Ain were alerted to the fall into a cliff of two hikers in the Reculet massif. Search operations are immediately launched, until two o’clock in the morning from Saturday to Sunday, then all Sunday morning.
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A helicopter from the Civil Security of Haute-Savoie, rescuers from the Grimp (Group for recognition and intervention in perilous environments) and gendarmes, in particular from the PGHM (high mountain gendarmerie platoon), are thus mobilized to comb the ground. , in vain.
The idea of a hoax is gaining ground: the gendarmes confirmed it on Monday, as did the Bourg-en-Bresse prosecutor’s office, indicating that a man, suspected of being the author, is in custody to Thoiry’s brigade. From a source familiar with the matter, he is a volunteer firefighter. The prosecution said an investigation was underway. The decision whether or not to prosecute the volunteer firefighter is expected to be announced today.
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