After three days of searching, Daniele Herbulot (an 81-year old hiker, who was reported missing on Thursday, July 7th) was located safe and sound, two kilometers away from her husband. I lost track. The octogenarian, who has been suffering from Alzheimer's for eight years, will not be able explain the journey that led him to the Chemin du Petit Happiness and Setive streams, between Lanslevillard and Bessans (Val-Cenis). This is exactly where he was seen by walkers on Sunday, July 10, at the Col de la Madeleine's highest point. They were aware of the Savoie Gendarmerie's call for witnesses since Friday morning and alerted the gendarmes immediately. The scene was quickly occupied by a team. Then the hiker was evacuated by mountain rescue to Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne hospital to undergo a battery of exams. After three days in the wilderness, she would be in an amazing state of health.
Searches have been conducted on foot and by helicopter since Thursday night. On Saturday afternoon, gendarmes of the Val-Cenis brigade accompanied by 62 others combed the area around the Saint-Etienne de Lanslevillard Chapel. These operations were futile.
