The major search operation in the to find the body of Nathalie Geijsbregts that was mounted in the Flemish Brabant municipality of Rotselaar on Tuesday proved fruitless. Following a tip, detectives search an area close to the home of a man that previously been a suspect in the investigation into the disappearance of the 10-year-old in 1991.
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Big search operation for the remains of a girl that disappeared 32 years ago draws a blank
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Nathalie Geijsbregts disappeared on the morning of 26 February 1991 in the Flemish Brabant village of Leefdaal. The 10-year-old had been dropped off at a bus stop where she was to have got the bus to school. However, she never got on the bus. What happened to her remains unclear to this day.
In a press statement released on Tuesday, the Public Prosecutor's Office said that "the search by the Leuven Federal Judicial Police, in collaboration with the Missing Persons Unit was was carried out in order to verify one of the tips we have received". Nathalie’s father Eric Geijsbregts says that the tip was received a few months ago.
The search that lasted all day took place near to the home of a man that was previously a suspect in the investigation into the disappearance of Nathalie Geijsbregts.
The search ended at around 6:30 pm on Tuesday evening. The Leuven Public Prosecutor's Office says that the criminal investigation into Nathalie’s disappearance will continue until her body has been found.