A teenager from the Walloon city of Namur that had been missing since November 2022 has been found alive and well not far from the French city of Lyon. The girl was 17 when she went missing more than a year and a half ago. Now an adult, she can decide for herself if she wishes to return to Belgium.
Walloon teenager found alive and well in France after having been missing for a year and a half
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On 14 November 2022 the then 17-year-old was seen for the last time at a bus stop not far from her school in the Vedrin area of Namur. The Namur prosecutor’s office reports that Juliette has now been found safe and well at the home of a French national near Lyon. She was traced thank to the assistance of the French judicial authorities and the French National Police Service.
The Namur prosecutor’s office’s Henri Bertens told journalists that "The information indicating that the girl could be in the Lyon area with a French national reached us a few days ago”. A search was carried out at the property where she was believed to be staying and the girl was found.
"The French National Police questioned her, but she is still in France”. As she is now an adult, she can decide for herself whether to return to Belgium. The exact circumstance of her disappearance will now be investigated.