Missing Gransnetter Carol Sheridan - add your tribute here

[ZingWantsCake]

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."

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Have been watching these threads but not posting and just wanted to confirm that this thread is not only stickied, it is currently at the TOP of the stickied threads on Active (laptop).

I really really hope that it IS her car and that they find her very soon, and that she is ok.

Lots of prayers for her and her family. x

thanks thumb

I think blue meant "most active" bit (on pc/laptop) that only shows 5 threads - yes that only shows if we've just posted, but there's a delay on that one.
doesn't matter.

It's really encouraging that the car has been found in a car park.
FX it's hers.

It's stickied on 'Active' but not on 'Chat'!

Never mind, people are posting so frequently that I don't think it matters.

Praying for the news we all want by the end of the day. I really do have a good feeling.

Ahh, yes, it is a sticky on active convos. It is not a sticky on chat. I never check active convos, so that's why I was not getting the sticky thing. I bet it's the same for bluebird.

X-post! I'm doing loads of thos today.

I really hope we don't need a fourth thread!

The thread is showing at the top of active on the app, but it is not on DOD anymore, it was earlier

Everything crossed here for good news

tired

it went away temporarily for a few minutes earlier. it will be back.

I noticed that the title was changed to car found so I contacted SarahMumsnet to adjust the title to car possibly found
maybe that's what they are doing now.

I keep checking in for news, and to bump the threads. Really hope she is found shortly.

ah thank you zing, that makes sense .

Keeping hope alive here in the US. Thinking of Carol and her family

It's back on dod.

thread is back on DOTD adjusted to matching car found

thanks SarahMumsnet (she was in a meeting so could respond earlier)

I wonder if the weather is clearing at all so they can start searching.

So glad to hear of this potentially positive development.

Chipping my thoughts exactly

I think high/unpredictable winds are the worst for helicopters, rain matters too in terms of visibility (both for crew safety and actual being able to spot what they are looking for)

come on, come on [impatient]

It still isn't showing on my app on DOD, still a bit . I shall take a look on the mobile site.

The use of the conditional mode ("aurait été") in this kind of thing usually indicates an uncorroborated but highly likely to be true piece of news.

Got butterflies now!

duchesse

thanks for that

my logic is that if it wasn't, we'd know by now. it takes about a minute to check a number plate, isn't it?

Oh I am so glad that they have possibly found her car. If it is indeed hers then at least they will be able to narrow down the search area.

Hoping that Carol is stuck somewhere and waiting to be found.

Her poor daughter. :( My neighbour's son didn't come back from the pub yesterday afternoon (very out of character), and his mum is frantic. :(

Keeping my fingers crossed for both.

There are photographs of the car now online. It appears to be definite, if not official.

Here

A walk in the same area took Carol 6 hours. News could take a long time to come through as I think a search party would be necessarily slower. I hope the family are the first to find out before any news hits the internet. Please post with this in mind.