An American college student who was reported missing more than two weeks ago in France has told relatives he is safe in Spain, his family says, seemingly resolving at least part of a mystery that sparked a multinational search
Kenny DeLand Jr. called his relatives early Friday, the family said in an online statement that added the 21-year-old had “seen himself in the news.” “We are so happy to announce that Kenny is safe,” the statement reads. “Kenny is in Spain, and Carol is in France, preparing to see Kenny and hopefully bring him home for Christmas.” The family has not said precisely what DeLand Jr. has told them or explained where he has been for the past two weeks. Earlier Friday, his father, Ken DeLand Sr.
DeLand had been scheduled to return to the US this coming Saturday, his father said before he was found, adding that although the student liked to go hiking, he would always keep in touch. “For him to not reach out, with no correspondence, this is very uncharacteristic of my son,” DeLand Sr. told CNN’s Anderson Cooper on Wednesday. “This is what creates all the worry that any parent could ever feel.” “As time goes by, it makes you worry even more.
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