Missing person Ken DeLand Jr. has been found and is reunited with his mother in Lyon, France as he prepares for repatriation.
DeLand, the college student from upstate New York who had been missing in france since last month, he was found to be alive in Spain nearly three weeks after seeing himself in media reports, family members and officials confirmed on Friday.
KEN DELAND: AMERICAN STUDENT MISSING IN FRANCE FOUND ALIVE IN SPAIN, SAYS OFFICIAL
Ken DeLand smiling in an undated photo on his Instagram story.
(Instagram/Ken DeLand)
The St. John Fisher University student was studying abroad at Grenoble Alpes University in Grenoble when he was last heard from on November 28, his family said.
He was reported missing the next day he did not attend class, and his host family and friends did not know anything about him.
Now, DeLand is expected to return to the United States soon, according to European officials.
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Ken Deland seen smiling in the photo while studying abroad in Europe.
(findkendeland.com)
Grenoble prosecutor Eric Vaillant told the media that DeLand would soon be flying back to the United States.
Fox News Digital has contacted DeLand’s father, Ken DeLand Sr., for an update on his son’s repatriation. Ken DeLand Sr. could not yet confirm whether his son had boarded a plane back from France.
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Alert posted December 16, 2022 on the FindKenDeLand.com website.
(FindKenDeLand.com)
A spokesman for the US embassy in Paris did not provide additional details on the matter, citing “privacy considerations.”
A spokesperson for St. John Fisher University, located in Rochester, New York, wrote in a statement to Fox News Digital: “We are relieved by this news and will continue to support Kenneth and his family in any way we can.”
Stephanie Pagones of Fox News contributed to this report.
