# Disappearance and death of a sexagenarian in Étupes

> On October 30, 2026, a 68-year-old woman with Alzheimer’s disease left her home in Étupes, in the Doubs, without giving news. The next day, the gendarmerie launched a witness appeal. On November 1, she was found dead in a ditch. According to initial information, she was reportedly hit at night by a motorist, who turned himself in to the gendarmerie.

**In brief**: Ongoing story bringing together 2 events in Doubs, followed from 31 October 2026 to 3 November 2026. 6 articles from 3 sources (security, justice); last updated on 3 November 2026 at 10:03. Reported toll: 1 death.

- Status: ongoing
- Category: Security, Justice
- Place: Doubs
- First detected: 31 October 2026 at 10:34
- Updated: 3 November 2026 at 10:03
- Web page: https://acturadar.com/en/stories/229-disappearance-and-death-of-a-sexagenarian-in-etupes

## Reported figures

- 1 deaths

## Timeline (2 events)

### 31 October 2026 — [Call for witnesses after disappearance of 68-year-old woman in Étupes](https://acturadar.com/en/events/5690-call-for-witnesses-after-disappearance-of-68-year-old-woman-in-etupes.md)

Merima Cvetkovic, suffering from Alzheimer's disease, left her home in Étupes in the Doubs on October 30 and has not been heard from since; the gendarmerie launches a call for witnesses.

2 sources, 3 articles · Étupes — Doubs

### 1 November 2026 — [Étupes: missing sexagenarian found dead would have been hit by a motorist](https://acturadar.com/en/events/6572-etupes-missing-sexagenarian-found-dead-would-have-been-hit-by-a-motorist.md)

The 68-year-old woman, missing since Friday and then found dead in a ditch, would have been hit at night by a motorist, who turned himself in to the gendarmerie.

3 sources, 3 articles · Étupes — Doubs

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