2023-08-15 21:14:45
The plane disappeared from radar screens around 2 p.m. on Tuesday, August 15. After extensive research, the dislocated carcass of the device was found around 7 p.m. in the town of Lavau-sur-Loire (Loire-Atlantique), between Nantes and Saint-Nazaire, as revealed Press-Ocean.
According to our information, at least two bodies were found in the remains of the plane. The aircraft, a Robin DR 400, had initially taken off from Loudun, in Vienne, and was to go to La Baule. Contact was lost around 2 p.m. with the plane and its three passengers. At the beginning of the afternoon, the authorities had launched the SATER plan (Aero-Terrestrial Rescue). A control post (CP) had been set up in the town of Lavau-sur-Loire in order to coordinate the searches and the means used, both land and air.
Gérard Leclerc among the victims
Journalist Gérard Leclerc would be one of them, as mentioned The Telegram, information confirmed to the Parisian. Aged 71, the latter is a figure of radio and television. Half-brother of singer Julien Clerc – both were born from the same father – Gérard Leclerc began his career at Europe 1 in the late 1970s, once he graduated from Sciences-Po Paris in his pocket.
From 1985, he joined France 2, where he held all the positions, senior reporter, presenter, editor-in-chief then political columnist. In the mid-2000s, he left France 2 for France 3, before being appointed in 2009 to head LCP, the parliamentary channel. When he was replaced in 2015, he became an editorial writer for CNews, the news channel of the Bolloré group.
Married to Julie Leclerc, famous host of Europe 1 with whom they have three children, Gérard Leclerc is very attached to Vienna. In particular, he owns a vineyard there in the commune of Trois-Moutiers, a commune which adjoins Loudun, from where the plane took off on Tuesday.
An open investigation
A judicial inquiry has been opened, which will identify the causes of this crash. The Bureau of Investigation and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety (BEA) has announced the arrival on site of several investigators.
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