Disappearance of Bernard Chaussoy: hundreds of people mobilized – La Voix du Nord

This Saturday afternoon, the search continues in the national forest of Desvres to try to find Bernard Chaussoy. The former mayor of Rinxent disappeared on Friday while out mushroom picking. In an attempt to find him, dozens of volunteers mobilized. The Echo group, supervised by Kim, a civil protection agent, raked part of the Desvres national forest. – PHOTO JOHAN BEN AZZOUZ By Victoire Haffreingue-Moulart Published: September 24, 2022 at 5:53 p.m. Reading time: 2 min “If we had known yesterday, we would have come from the start. In the national forest of Desvres, Maxime, Julie and Agathe, in their twenties, comb the woods in search of Bernard Chaussoy. They carefully follow the instructions of Kim, the civil protection agent in charge of the “Echo” group. The latter, made up of about twenty people, is responsible for combing through a very specific sector. Gendarmerie commander Vincent Riffault organized the search to try to find Bernard Chaussoy. – PHOTO JOHAN BEN AZZOUZ To read also The man who disappeared in the forest of Desvres is the former mayor of Rinxent, Bernard Chaussoy “It was my mother who warned me, she was deputy mayor of Rinxent, says Maxim. As soon as we found out, we came here to participate in the search. It’s weird, Bernard I’ve known him since I was little, in Rinxent everyone knows each other…” A continuous influx Like Maxime, many Rinxentois came to lend a hand to the rescue. While at the start of the day, this Saturday, the gendarmes had around thirty volunteers who had come to swell the ranks of the civil protection, the military and the firefighters, the new recruits did not stop flocking during the day, despite the torrential rains that fell on the Desvrois. By the end of the day, authorities estimated that between 200 and 300 people had participated in the search. Around the D127 at the entrance to Desvres, the device was clearly visible. – PHOTO JOHAN BEN AZZOUZ “I didn’t know him, but when I saw it on the networks, I didn’t hesitate, I came,” explains Didier, a retired firefighter from Desvres. I tell myself that if this kind of thing happened to me, I would like people to do the same for me… ”Read also In Desvres, the search to find Bernard Chaussoy suspended this Saturday evening Athletics: Nicolas Muselet succeeds in the Côte trail double d’Opale – trail des 3 Forts Coupe de France (4th round): Olympique d’Arras forced Le Portel to raise their voices Continue reading on this/these subject(s): Various facts Boulogne-sur-Mer miscellaneous Desvres (62240, Pas-de-Calais) Rinxent (62720, Pas-de-Calais)