Kenny DeLand Jr., formerly missing American college student, on flight back to US - CNN

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American assemblage pupil Kenny DeLand Jr. has been reunited with his parent successful Lyon, France, and is connected his mode backmost to the US, according to a French diplomatic official.

DeLand Jr., who was reported missing much than 2 weeks agone successful France, told relatives connected Friday that helium was harmless successful Spain, his household said.

The pupil voluntarily went to Spain aft gathering immoderate radical who suggested helium sojourn there, Florence Hermite, the French Justice Attaché successful the US, told CNN. French officials worked successful adjacent coordination with the FBI successful Paris to way DeLand down, according to Hermite.

“We are blessed it unfolded good earlier Christmas,” she said, adding that arsenic of Saturday evening the pupil was connected a formation from France backmost to the US

The household has not said precisely what helium has told them oregon explained wherever helium has been for the past 2 weeks.

A elder astatine St. John Fisher University successful Rochester, New York, DeLand Jr. had been studying astatine the University of Grenoble Alpes, his household said.

His parents successful caller days said they had not heard from him since November 27.

His chap students reported him missing connected November 29, prompting an investigation.

Earlier Friday, his father, Ken DeLand Sr., was connected a telephone with CNN erstwhile helium abruptly hung up – and past aboriginal messaged CNN to study helium had conscionable spoken with his son.

“It seems surreal, the full situation,” the begetter added. “And present it’s finally, past chapter.”

DeLand Sr. said his lad did not disclose galore details astir what helium has been up to for the past weeks but said helium was successful Spain and asked his begetter to halt contacting quality outlets.