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Coverage dated December 14, 2023

Declared missing as a child, British teenager lives off-grid for 6 years, then pops up in France

Headline from The Hill

LE PECQ, France (AP) — The vehicle’s headlights silhouetted the exhausted teenager walking alone in the rain in deepest rural France, with a skateboard tucked under his arm. “I said to myself…

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  1. The Hill

    Declared missing as a child, British teenager lives off-grid for 6 years, then pops up in France (opens The Hill)

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    LE PECQ, France (AP) — The vehicle’s headlights silhouetted the exhausted teenager walking alone in the rain in deepest rural France, with a skateboard tucked under his arm. “I said to myself…

  2. Boston

    Missing at age 11, found six years later in France: British teenager pops up on a dark, rainy night (opens Boston)

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    U.K. police confirmed Friday that the teenager found this week appears to be the boy who vanished at age 11 on a family holiday in Spain.

  3. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Declared missing as a child, British teen pops up in France (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    LE PECQ, France >> The vehicle’s headlights silhouetted the exhausted teenager walking alone in the rain in deepest rural France, with a skateboard tucked under his arm.

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