Disturbing disappearance of Lina in Bas-Rhin: clothes, telephone, broken branches… what the gendarmes are looking for

During the search operations organized this Thursday, September 28, the soldiers advance in line in search of “all types of clues which could provide additional information”.

Where is Lina? The 15-year-old girl vanished into thin air this Saturday, September 23 in Plaine, Bas-Rhin. According to the Schirmeck gendarmerie brigade, the young girl left her home on foot around 11:15 a.m. to reach the Saint-Blaise-La-Roche station, located approximately 3 kilometers from her home. There, she had to take the train to join her boyfriend in Strasbourg. But she never made it to the station. Indeed, according to the Saverne public prosecutor’s office, the young girl would not even have “boarded a train”.

This Tuesday, September 26, at the end of a second day of fruitless citizen raids, the Saverne public prosecutor provided an update on the investigation. “Two witnesses saw Lina on the way to the station between 11:15 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. She was walking. (…) His phone, which was not found, stopped transmitting at 11:22 a.m. (…) On her route, no trace on the roadway or the shoulder was observed at this time suggesting the occurrence of a road accident of which she was the victim,” indicated Aline Clérot, who added that no leads had been ruled out at this stage.

What are the gendarmes looking for during search operations?

This Thursday, September 28, the search to find her continues. Search operations are organized in the afternoon. 80 gendarmes are mobilized. During these investigations, the military advances online in search of “all types of clues which could provide additional information”. “It could be broken branches, it could be clothing, it could be particular objects, belonging to the victim in particular,” explains Antoine Jouclas, squadron leader of the Molsheim gendarmerie, speaking to BFM TV. And in particular, Lina’s cell phone, the device still not being found.

In this case, a wanted notice was issued by the gendarmerie, who opened an investigation for “disturbing disappearance”, because the young girl is not considered to have run away. The teenager is 1.60m tall and has shoulder-length hair. She was dressed in a gray dress and a white down jacket. Anyone who may have information is invited to contact the Schirmeck gendarmerie on 03 88 97 04 71 or 17.