See the place where a Brazilian photographer said he fell and his last message

Late in the afternoon on Thursday (12), the newspaper “Le Parisien” published a text and video article on the disappearance of the photographer Flávio de Castro Sousa. The 36-year-old originally from Minas Gerais was supposed to leave Paris for Brazil on November 26, but there has been no news of him since.

The report highlighted excerpts from coverage of Globo’s “Jornal Nacional” and two Record programs, “Domingo Espetacular” and “Balanço Geral”, to tell the story. Flávio’s friend, researcher Rafael Basso, resident in the French capital, accompanied the newspaper team to Île aux Cygnes (Swan Island).

Located in the middle of the Seine, west of the city, that’s where the photographer said he fell into the famous river and stayed for a few hours until he was spotted by a pedestrian who called the fire brigade. The image shows that to reach the water he had to jump over an iron fence and go down a steep grass-covered embankment.

In exchanging WhatsApp messages with fashion student Alexandre Callet, with whom he befriended during the trip and whom he called “boyfriend” in a conversation with a friend from Belo Horizonte, Flávio did not explain how the fall occurred or why so he didn’t use his cell phone to ask for help.

The video from “Le Parisien” shows the photographer’s last contact with Alexandre, when he was back in the apartment he had rented. “Do you feel better, my dear?” asks the Frenchman. “Yes,” replies the Brazilian. “I’ll try to sleep. I’m exhausted.” It was 2.20pm on November 26. After that none of the friends saw or spoke to Flávio.

In the article, Rafael Basso complained about the Paris police. “Alexandre had to go to the police station three times before his (missing) report was taken seriously,” he said. “…we didn’t feel listened to.” After the repercussions in Brazil – including among politicians in Minas Gerais – and in the French media, investigators are paying more attention to the case.

Flávio’s friend also complained about the rumors circulating on the Internet. He cited the theory that the Brazilian was a victim of organ trafficking. “What your family doesn’t need right now is fake news,” he said.

Source: Terra