The prosecutor's office in Saumur (Maine-et-Loire) opened this Wednesday a judicial investigation in "search for the causes of the disappearance" after the worrying disappearance of Yvon Gérard.
Renowned in Metz for having been the former director of the Moselle Open, ATP tennis tournament, and for being the property developer of the highly anticipated Starck hotel, this 54-year-old man has not given any sign of life for more than a week. .
The car of this Parisian notary, installed since the health crisis in the department of Maine-et-Loire, was found on August 18 in the forest of Allonnes, between Angers and Tours.
Excavated forest and bodies of water
“Significant human and material resources have been put in place to find him, without success to date, indicates Marine Labarthe, deputy public prosecutor of Saumur.
The forest was searched with the help of a specialized dog and divers were called in as reinforcements to extend the search to the numerous water points located near the disappearance zone.
The hypothesis of a suicide is favored by the investigators.
Designed by the famous Parisian designer Philippe Starck, the Starck hotel (real name Maison Heler) is an astonishing building surmounted by a bourgeois house.
The work, launched at the end of 2018, has been significantly delayed.
On July 6, a fire broke out at the construction site.
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Paris
Pays de la Loire
Great East
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