Gendarmerie Divers Search Sunken Cars for Answers in Old Missing-Person Cases

Conflans-Sainte-Honorine - 18 July 2026: Beneath the murky surface of the Seine, a search reaching back years is underway. Gendarmerie divers are examining sunken cars near Conflans-Sainte-Honorine that were discovered during sonar surveys. The town is located in the Yvelines department, directly on the border with Val-d'Oise. For investigators, the wrecks are not merely scrap metal on the riverbed, but possible clues to unresolved fates.The operations are part of the LETHE project. The acronym stands for wreck location, hydrographic analysis and investigations. The initiative is led by Yohan Gérard, an ...