Police reported the occurrence on Saturday evening.

An 85-year-old woman who was reported missing on 8 January has been confirmed dead. Her body was found on Saturday, near Bourglinster, following extensive searches over the past few days.

Volunteers from all over had assembled to look for the woman, who went missing from her retirement home on Monday evening. Her children travelled to Luxembourg from the UK in order to lead the searches.

The Luxembourg public prosecutor's office has ordered an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death.