Search for toddler missing in French Alps called off
Inquiry into disappearance of boy, 2, who went missing on Saturday will shift to ‘evaluation of evidence already gathered’
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French gendarmes taking part in the search operation, which has now been called off. Photograph: Nicolas Tucat/AFP/Getty Images
'A massive air and land search for a toddler missing for four days in a hamlet in the French Alps has been called off, with investigators saying the focus will now shift to the evaluation of evidence already gathered.''
''The terrain in the search zone is hilly and craggy with many streams, and the region has been hit by a heatwave, with temperatures of up to 35C (95F) in recent days.
Dozens of police officers and soldiers, backed by dog teams and a helicopter, had searched 30 buildings, 12 vehicles and 12 hectares of terrain around Haut Vernet, as well as interviewing 25 people.''