2023-09-23 14:06:02
This trip to Portugal was not the first this year for Laurence de Potter. People who know her are unanimous: the forty-year-old is a “true adventurer”. Sporty and experienced, the Belgian is a fan of exploration. Without children, without a life partner, she liked to leave overnight. “It was only recently that she decided to book plane tickets to the Azores, Portugal. She could be very impulsive,” one of her close friends explains to Gazet van Antwerpen.
On September 5, Laurence flew to the Portuguese island. “Two weeks later, on September 17, she was normally due to return to Belgium. » However, she was not on this flight. The next day, when she did not show up for work, her colleagues and family raised the alarm. “When I learned that she was not on the flight planned for Belgium, I was worried, of course. »
Reported missing
This Friday, the Federal Public Service (FPS) of Foreign Affairs confirmed the worst possible news for his loved ones. Laurence was reported missing since September 13. The police station in the town of Calheta (São Jorge) was informed of the disappearance of the Belgian national, says local radio Lumena. Commissioner Carlos Costa told Portuguese radio that, since that date, teams have been deployed to attack different perimeters using drones, in particular.
Aged 49, with light eyes and blonde hair, the woman apparently had her backpack and cell phone at the time of the disappearance, while the rest of her personal belongings were at the campsite where she was staying in the small town. from Calheta.
The FPS of Belgian Foreign Affairs is following the case closely, and remains in close contact with the Belgian embassy in Lisbon, as well as with the Belgian and Portuguese police, a Foreign Affairs spokesperson said on Friday.
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