Beninese athlete Odile Ahouanwanou, whose disappearance was reported on September 13 in Rouen, returned home under her own power and in good health.
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“ I confirm the voluntary return and in good physical health of this athlete » declared a police source to AFP, adding that “ concerning the reasons for his disappearance and also his state of mental health, they are not known »
A investigation had been opened on September 13 by the Rouen public prosecutor’s office to find the 33-year-old athlete, who had not been seen since September 10 near Rouen.
The favored hypothesis was then that of a “ voluntary disappearance ”, after having “ dropped off your child with the childminder in the morning without coming back to pick him up », according to the call for witnesses which had been launched. The office of the public prosecutor of Rouen confirmed at the end of the morning that the athlete had “ returned to his home “.
A graduate of the Stade Sottevillais, in the suburbs of Rouen, Ms. Ahouanwanou is a specialist in the heptathlon and finished in 8th position in this discipline at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Qatar. She participated in the Olympic Games in London and Tokyo.
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