- Alex Batty, the now 17-year-old boy who disappeared while on a pre-agreed long-week holiday in Spain, was found
- A motorist, Fabien Accidini, spotted the young boy and searched for the teenager's name after their interaction
- Batty was on holiday with his mother, Melanie Batty, and his granddad, David Batty, when he went missing
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It is a moment of relief as a handsome lad who vanished over five years ago was found alive and healthy by a motorist.
Alex Batty went missing in 2017 while on vacation with his mother, Melanie Batty and grandfather, David Batty, in Spain.
The teenager was found in Toulouse, France, as he was walking in the rain by a chiropractic care student, Fabien Accidini.
Contacting granny in UK via Facebook
"He explained that he had been walking for four days and set off from a place in the mountains, though he didn't say where. I typed his name into the internet and saw that he was being looked for," Accidini said, as reported by BBC.
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Batty, 17, asked Accidini to help him with his phone to contact his grandmother, Susan Caruana, in the United Kingdom.
He texted her through Accidini's Facebook account, telling her where he was and that he desired to return home.
It's great news, Caruana
Speaking to The Sun, Batty's 62-year-old granny expressed delight after contacting her once-lost grandson.
"I am so happy. I have spoken to him, and he is well. He is currently with the authorities in France. It is such a shock. I don't know where his mum is. It is great news. I am just waiting for him to come home - I am thrilled," she said.
Caruana suspected Melanie and David were living an alternative lifestyle abroad, which Batty was uncomfortable with.
Batty claimed his mother had kidnapped him and had been living in a luxurious house in Spain before he fled.
Mum reunites with son after two months
In another story, a mother was relieved after reuniting with her son with bipolar disorder after two months.
Pauline Nyokabi was in the hospital when she received a call from her mum saying her lost son had returned home.
The Nairobi mum had searched for her son, Clarence Gitangu, for two months and five days since his disappearance.
She said the teenage boy had bipolar and mood disorder, and she had searched for him in slums and dumpsites but to no avail.
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