Missing Gransnetter Carol Sheridan - add your tribute here

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First thread was started by Trisagion on Wed 30-Oct-13 15:18:17

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This is to ask for the help of all Mumsnet members, most especially anyone who lives in the Haute Savoie departement.

One of our members, Carol Sheridan, is missing. She is a keen and intrepid hiker and explores the high mountains of the area. She is experienced and resourceful but neither her family nor many friends have had any communication with her since Saturday 27 October.

She may be lost or perhaps had an accident and be awaiting rescue.

She is 73, five foot five tall and drives a black Fiat Panda registration AZ522AP

If you have any information on Carol's whereabouts or the location of her car please contact French Police and her daughter Fiona Conyers [note from MNHQ, we've now removed the email address to respect the family's wish for privacy]

HQ are hoping to post the MISSING poster circulated by her family on here."

GRANSNET THREAD HERE

FACEBOOK PAGE HERE - PLEEASE SHARE!

Finally they found the car. There is still hope. Come on Carol!

I am not sure if it is official yet.

Soz. Mis-spent youth. In France.

Thank you all for translating.

Zing your link works fine - I was too excited to link properly.

I am so hoping to have some good news by the end of the day. Now they have somewhere to work from things look more hopeful.

I'm off to do housework & go shopping. I can't spend another day just clicking at the computer - but I'll be thinking of Carol every moment.

That's a big step forward. The search can be intensified in that area now.

Great news.

I read it too, on a French news site http://www.ledauphine.com/haute-savoie/2013/11/04/mieussy-la-voiture-de-carol-sheridan-aurait-ete-retrouvee here

It should hopefully make it easier to find out what happened to her.

Fantastic news, good luck to all the rescuers.

Please bear in mind that this is not yet considered to be official news.

if it is the car, and hopefully it is, at last the search can be intensified and concentrated.

and that means she could absolutely still alive - no car accident horror scenes in my head anymore

thanks for translating!

magi yes, while it was ok to keep bumping, it is much better this way now it's stickied - great idea Chipping or whoever suggested it!

I'm fighting back the tears, I don't know if it is confirmed that it is her car, but it really looks like it, so keep praying, keep hoping everyone!

The report claims that the information came from the local constabulary. Whether it's a reliable site is another matter...

"tb Mon 04-Nov-13 10:22:50
I read it too, on a French news site www.ledauphine.com/haute-savoie/2013/11/04/mieussy-la-voiture-de-carol-sheridan-aurait-ete-retrouvee

It should hopefully make it easier to find out what happened to her."

just made your link work tb!

If this results in a find, I really hope that the police are able to inform the family before the journos are all over it.

Do bear that in mind when sharing any news.

Is my ipad playing up? Or is this thread not sticky at all?

This thread is not stickied.

Its better than no news

On my ipad it is stickied!

Bump

Bump just incase

blue

it is stickied on Smartphone app - very first thread in Active next to a little grey square with black m in the middle - same as MNHQ competition and paid resarch threads.

can't check pc

Definitely not stickied on my computer! It is top of the DOTD though.

Somebody on the FB site has mentioned that the police were hoping this information wouldn't be leaked too quickly, in order to avoid an influx to the area of unhelpful gawpers and press people.

blue
interesting, I believe you.

my fwcking pc is frozen aaarrrggghhh.
it might take longer for HQ to do it or just temporarily unavailable to show it?

feel free to let them know, I'll do the same once I can look at it.

As far as I can tell, the police would prefer people to wait for news now to avoid too many journalists getting the story and bugging the family. Ironic, I know, as we've been trying desparately trying to get journalist attention for a week. If you see any unoffical, uncomfirmed reports, it may be best to sit on your hands to avoid them circulating any further.

Let's all just keep our fingers crossed that we will soon have news.

hi duchess

I saw the Gransnet update page, will you link it here please? I can't ATM

oh, please be it her car, please find her soon!

psammy

very true. frustrating though