Ken DeLand Jr: According to a French official and the student’s family, an American college student who went missing last month while studying abroad in France is now safe and well in Spain. The last time Ken DeLand Jr. was seen or heard from was on November 27, when he used WhatsApp to contact his family.
According to Eric Vaillant, the public prosecutor in Grenoble, France, “DeLand was able to talk with his parents today,” and “he is apparently in Spain,” as reported by CBS News. On Friday, Ken DeLand Sr., his father, told CNN that he had just spoken to his son.
The page his family built to assist in spreading the word about the search now reads: “KENNY WAS FOUND, IT WAS. As soon as we have more details, we’ll update you! We appreciate everyone’s assistance in getting Kenny home.”
In a statement that was appended later on Friday morning, “We are thrilled to inform you that Kenny is safe; on December 16, 2022, early in the morning, he called to check-in. While his mother Carol is prepared to visit Kenny in Spain and possibly bring him home for Christmas, Kenny is in Spain.”
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The family thanks everyone who contributed to the search, and they also thank the media for helping to disseminate the information.
According to the public prosecutor, the inquiry into DeLand’s disappearance is still ongoing, according to CBS News.
Previously, DeLand’s family claimed that they had been in contact with the police and that he had been added to the French missing people list.
DeLand attends Rochester, New York’s St. John Fisher University. For the fall semester of his senior year, he attended the University of Grenoble Alpes. His family reported that his foreign studies were scheduled to complete on December 17 and that his visa permitting him to remain in France will expire on January 20, 2023.
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St. John Fisher University confirmed that DeLand was now in touch with his family in a statement to CBS News. The school expressed relief at the news and promised to keep helping Kenneth and his family in any way possible.
According to the family’s website, DeLand was residing with a host family in France. Before losing communication, he took the train from his host family’s house to Valence, France, a town about 60 miles from the university. He was seen in Montemilar on security tape.
DeLand’s social media and WhatsApp accounts had been inactive, but his WhatsApp started on Friday.
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