The children of the missing person think that the object might belong to her. Part of the forest where the search is taking place has been closed off until federal police dog handlers are on hand to thoroughly comb the area.
This fifth day of research therefore marks the first concrete track discovered since the disappearance of the 75-year-old woman suffering from dementia. She had left her home in Eisden-Tuinwijk on Wednesday evening around 5:00 p.m. She had once more spoken to a resident of the neighborhood to whom she had asked where the avenue Louis Mercier was, very close, before disappearing completely. She was dressed in blue jeans, was not wearing a coat, and was wearing gray slippers.