Coverage dated December 13, 2023 to December 16, 2023

Alex Batty, teen missing for 6 years, returns to Britain after turning up in France

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Now, 17, Alex told French officials he had been living a nomadic lifestyle in Spain, Morocco and France with his mother and grandfather as part of a "spiritual community."

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New York Times
A British Boy, Missing for 6 Years, Turns Up in France (opens New York Times)
Published Dec 13, 2023
New York Times's feed description
Alex Batty, who is from Oldham, England, was found by a delivery driver. His mother and grandfather are wanted in connection with his disappearance.
New York Post
New details revealed about how missing British boy was found alive after 6 years (opens New York Post)
Published Dec 14, 2023
New York Post's feed description
Alex Batty, now 17, was found in southern France on Wednesday.
Lebanon Express
British boy missing for six years found in France (opens Lebanon Express)
Published Dec 14, 2023
Lebanon Express's feed description
Alex Batty had not been seen since he was 11 years old, after being taken on holiday in Spain in 2017 with his mother, “who did not have legal parental guardianship,” and his grandad.
NBC Los Angeles
British boy who went missing at age 11, found in France at 17 (opens NBC Los Angeles)
Published Dec 14, 2023
NBC Los Angeles's feed description
The 17-year-old, Alex Batty, was found on Wednesday in southwestern France.
New York Times
Missing Boy Who Was Found in France Is Expected Back in U.K. Soon (opens New York Times)
Published Dec 14, 2023
New York Times's feed description
Alex Batty vanished six years ago when he was 11 on a family trip. The police want to question his mother and grandfather about his disappearance.
Voice of America
Missing British Teen Found in France to Return Home Soon (opens Voice of America)
Published Dec 14, 2023
Voice of America's feed description
Alex Batty disappeared at age 11 while traveling in Spain with mother and grandfather; legal guardian expresses relief
Philadelphia Inquirer
Missing since age 11, a British teenager popped up on a dark, rainy night in France 6 years later (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)
Published Dec 14, 2023
Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description
Where has Alex Batty been all this time? The delivery driver who found him got a few clues.
CBS News
New details emerge about Alex Batty, U.K. teen found in France after vanishing 6 years ago: "I want to come home" (opens CBS News)
Published Dec 14, 2023
CBS News's feed description
Alex Batty was found six years after he, his mother and grandfather disappeared.
FOX 5 New York
Alex Batty, missing British boy, found alive in France after 6 years (opens FOX 5 New York)
Published Dec 14, 2023
FOX 5 New York's feed description
Alex Batty, a 17-year-old from Britain who had been missing since 2017, was found walking alone in the rain in deep rural France.
People
British Boy Vanished in Spain in 2017. Officials Believe They've Found Him in France (opens People)
Published Dec 14, 2023
People's feed description
Alex Batty was found in the rain on a rural road in France at 3 a.m. by a delivery driver, according to authorities.
The Guardian
Alex Batty expected back in UK six years after vanishing on holiday in Spain (opens The Guardian)
Published Dec 15, 2023
The Guardian's feed description
Teenager whose disappearance, aged 11, sparked an international police hunt is due to fly home after being found in France
Miami County Republic
UK teen found in France arrives back in Britain: police (opens Miami County Republic)
Published Dec 15, 2023
Miami County Republic's feed description
Alex Batty, a British teen who went missing six years ago and was found this week in southwest France, has arrived back in the UK, police said Saturday.
Wyoming Tribune Eagle
UK teen found in France returning home (opens Wyoming Tribune Eagle)
Published Dec 15, 2023
Wyoming Tribune Eagle's feed description
Alex Batty, a British teen who went missing six years ago and was found this week in southwest France, boarded a plane home on Saturday, the Toulouse public prosecutor told
Al Jazeera
Declared missing as child, teen lives off-grid for years, pops up in France (opens Al Jazeera)
Published Dec 15, 2023
Al Jazeera's feed description
Alex Batty, who went missing aged 11 during a holiday in Spain, has been found in France after six years of nomadism.
Portland Press Herald
British teen who went missing as a child found in France after 6 years living off the grid (opens Portland Press Herald)
Published Dec 15, 2023
Portland Press Herald's feed description
Alex Batty, a 17-year-old who had been missing since 2017, was found by a delivery driver on a remote French road in the middle of the night.
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Teenager Alex Batty returns to Britain after being missing for 6 years and then turning up in France (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)
Published Dec 15, 2023
Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description
Police "are yet to fully establish the circumstances surrounding his disappearance'' and whether there should be a criminal investigation.
The Guardian
Alex Batty to return to UK six years after going missing during holiday (opens The Guardian)
Published Dec 15, 2023
The Guardian's feed description
Teenager believed to have been abducted by mother in 2017 was found in France earlier this week
Washington Times
Teenager Alex Batty returns to Britain after being missing for 6 years and then turning up in Franc (opens Washington Times)
Published Dec 16, 2023
Washington Times's feed description
British teenager Alex Batty flew back to the U.K. on Saturday, six years after he left home on what was meant to be a two-week family vacation in Spain.
CBS News
Alex Batty, teen missing for 6 years, returns to Britain after turning up in France (opens CBS News)
Published Dec 16, 2023
CBS News's feed description
Now, 17, Alex told French officials he had been living a nomadic lifestyle in Spain, Morocco and France with his mother and grandfather as part of a "spiritual community."
Boston
Teenager Alex Batty returns to Britain after being missing for 6 years (opens Boston)
Published Dec 16, 2023
Boston's feed description
Alex Batty, now 17, turned up this week, walking along a road in southern France in the middle of the night.
France 24
British teen Alex Batty arrives in UK 6 years after vanishing (opens France 24)
Published Dec 16, 2023
France 24's feed description
Alex Batty, a British teen who went missing six years ago and was found this week in southwest France, has arrived back in the UK, police said Saturday.
Al Jazeera
UK teen Alex Batty arrives home after going missing on holiday in 2017 (opens Al Jazeera)
Published Dec 16, 2023
Al Jazeera's feed description
Teen told investigators he spent six years living a nomadic lifestyle in Spain, Morocco and France.

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