Teenager Alex Batty's 6-year disappearance ends with surprise return to Britain

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Source: The Associated Press
Teenager Alex Batty's 6-year disappearance ends with surprise return to Britain
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British teenager Alex Batty, who went missing six years ago during a family vacation in Spain, has returned to the UK after being found in France. The 17-year-old revealed that he had been living a nomadic lifestyle with his mother and grandfather in Spain, Morocco, and France as part of a "spiritual community." Alex decided to leave when his mother wanted to move the family to Finland. He was discovered walking alone in the rain and dark by a delivery driver in France. Alex's mother is wanted by British police, and his grandfather is believed to have passed away. The circumstances surrounding his disappearance are still being investigated.

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