The disappearance of a young American traveler sets the United States in turmoil
Gabrielle Petito and her boyfriend pose on their van journey.
via REUTERS - FLORIDA POLICE
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The affair of Gabrielle Petito, a young American who disappeared after going on a van trip with her companion has been fascinating the media and the American public for a week.
After several days of searching, the body of a young woman was discovered by Wyoming police on Sunday.
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With our correspondent in New York,
Loubna Anaki
Their van trip across the United States had been followed by thousands of Internet users since July.
Gabrielle Petito and Brian Laundrie shared videos and photos on social media every day.
In a video posted to YouTube, the two lovers are seen kissing at sunset and strolling on the beach.
Silence
Until the day when all publications ceased, at the end of August.
On September 1, Brian Laundrie, 23, returned alone to his family in Florida, while that of Gabrielle Petito had no more news of the young woman.
Faced with the silence of Brian Laundrie who refuses to say what happened to his fiancée, the family reports his disappearance on September 11.
The last time they heard from her, the couple were driving through Wyoming and the Grand Teton National Park area.
It was there that a body that matches the description of the 22-year-old missing was discovered on Sunday, the FBI announced on Sunday (September 19) at a press conference.
The causes of his death have not yet been communicated.
Domestic violence
The police are now looking for Brian Laundrie who has vanished for a week.
According to his parents, he told them he was leaving for a nature reserve in Florida where the authorities have been concentrating their search for two days to find him.
While police say they just want to ask him questions for now, investigators have unveiled a disturbing incident during the couple's trip.
In August, the Utah police had to intervene for a report of domestic violence.
The images of the pedestrian camera of an agent, diffused by the American media, show Gabrielle Petito in distress recounting that she had an altercation with her companion.
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