Kidnapping suspected: Girl (11) missing in France for a week

Fleurance (France) – Tragic end to a day-long search: Six days after the disappearance of eleven-year-old Lyhanna, investigators found a body in southwest France. The remains were discovered in the Gers department. Identification is still ongoing, but the family of the missing girl has already been informed of the discovery.

The body was discovered by police officers on the premises of a farm. Officials, hunters, army members, neighbors, friends and acquaintances had previously searched for the girl. Investigators assumed early on that the girl had not disappeared voluntarily. Lyhanna was not considered a runaway. According to the public prosecutor’s office, there was no indication that the eleven-year-old could have left on her own.

Justice is investigating possible kidnapping

Surveillance camera footage is said to have shown the girl in a man’s car on the day she disappeared. The suspect is said to be the father (41) of one of Lyhanna’s friends. The man was arrested. The public prosecutor’s office in Agen announced that he was being investigated for the alleged kidnapping of the child. According to investigators, the suspect has so far remained silent about the allegations.

The suspect had already been reported several times

Particularly explosive: According to investigators, the 41-year-old had already been reported several times, including for raping minors. During his interrogation, the man initially stated that he had dropped Lyhanna off at a swimming pool at her request. However, the public prosecutor described his statements as imprecise and contradictory.

Major manhunt with 170 gendarmes

The student from the 6,000-inhabitant community of Fleurance in the southwest of has been since last Friday afternoon France disappeared. Lyhanna did not report after school ended on May 29, 2026. Her parents notified her that same evening police. After the child’s disappearance, one of the largest search operations in the region began. A total of 170 gendarmes were deployed. A cavalry squadron, helicopters, drones, sniffer dogs and heavy diving equipment also searched for her Missing.

Whether it is the one that has now been found Corpse The ongoing investigations are intended to clarify whether Lyhanna is actually the missing woman and why the child died.