French toddler Emile Soleil's remains found but his death is still a mystery - BBC News

Emile Soleil disappeared in a tiny Alpine village nine months ago. How he died remains unclear.

4 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, @GendarmerieImage caption, Emile Soleil had been dropped off at his grandparents' house hours before he went missingBy Paul KirbyBBC NewsAlmost nine months after a two-and-a-half year-old boy disappeared in a tiny village in the French Alps, his remains have been found by a hiker in an area that had already been widely searched.

Detectives now have to find out whether Emile Soleil's death was an accident or if he was the victim of a crime.

His unexplained disappearance in Haut-Vernet shocked France last July.

The discovery of his remains over a kilometre away came days after police returned to re-enact what had happened.

Local Mayor François Balique said he was very sad at the discovery and his thoughts were with Emile's parents. "It will take a long time to recover from this disappearance and death," he told French radio.

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