The Further Adventures of Breagha

"Any idea on the times of those 3 points on the 14th & that of the last point on the 13th where he was probably fishing at the resevoir at Allas?"

Hazel. thank you for your further info as to the access situation. The times  for the 14th are given in Jess's blog as 0700 and 1300.

"His last recorded location was at 13.00 GMT on 14 September in a wooded area 2.8 km from the east bank of the Gironde River and 2.3 km west of the town of Saint-Dizant-du-Gua in France.  His location had not changed since 07.00 GMT that morning."

The Google earth site actually shows three points on that day so one was probably in the late afternoon.

I am sure we all await with great interest the results of your visit.

The crucial time is the last time he was known to be alive (the 13th at Allas) & the first time in the woods (the 14th). Presumably he died between those 2 points or between 1st & 3rd points on the 14th.

Thank you for your efforts Hazel and good luck.

I went down to the fish farm yesterday & took a few photos of the woods where the last signals came from. The first one is taken from in front of the 2nd last lagoon, looking across the line between the last 2 lagoons,

The sun was a problem, I should have gone in the afternoon, this is on the line of the path between the last 2 lagoons,

& a similar view,

looking back from the direction of the last lagoon,

& finally a typical example of the small canals which traverse the woods

I don't know if I'll go to the spot where he died, it's difficult to justify the risk of accident, even if I can find someone to go with me & as a search has already been done by the oncfs (who I have every confidence in), what would it achieve. I want to go but......

Hazel. Thank you for the information.What a shame none of us can help you as I'm sure there would be no shortage of volunteers.

It does seem that the network of streams is a significant issue as opposed to searching pure woodland.

Thanks Noisette. Safety first is the answer. It does look like a particularly difficult area to search with those canals crossing the woods.

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Thank you so much for making the effort to see the area, and for the photos. The dangers are clear and your safety is paramount. We still may learn more from the official search party.

It's great that you managed to go to the area HinNH & get those pics to share with all of us following this tragic event which show only too well what difficulties there are to overcome!  I agree with the others that you should not put yourself in any danger of injury especially as there is a trusted search team on hand who can watch out for each other!

Let us hope they will be successful in discovering Breagha's last location!