Mayor François Balique of Vernet responds to journalists questions about the progress of the investigation in Vernet, France on August 8th, 2023, marks one month since the disappearance of Emile, two and a half years old. The little boy vanished mysteriously in the village of Haut-Vernet. Despite significant efforts deployed to find him and dozens of hectares searched in the vicinity, the child remains untraceable. Photo by Thibaut Durand/ABACAPRESS.COM