British Paralympian discovered alive and secure after going lacking in Las Vegas | EUROtoday
A British paralympian who has been lacking in Las Vegas for over per week has been discovered secure.
Sam Ruddock, a monitor bicycle owner from Rugby, Warwickshire, travelled to the United States on 13 April to look at the WWE’s WrestleMania occasion. Loved ones started to fret after they final heard from him on 16 April.
He was reportedly staying at a hostel known as the Bungalows in Las Vegas whereas he hoped to see WrestleMania. He checked in on the 14th and was supposed to take a look at on the fifteenth, however had not checked out and had left his belongings.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department informed The Independent that they obtained a lacking individual report for Mr Ruddock on 24 April and have managed to search out him secure.
A spokesperson mentioned: “A missing person report was filed on April 24, 2025. Through the course of the investigation, the individual has been located safe.”
Mr Ruddock’s mom, Fran Ruddock, and his shut pal Lucy Hatton, a former athlete who lived with him in 2017, had appealed for assist in discovering him after he hadn’t been heard from since 16 April. Mr Ruddock, who lives with cerebral palsy, has a son who is 2 and a half years outdated.
Ms Hatton took to social media to precise her pleasure over the information her pal was alive and secure. She informed followers on social media: “Let’s get that boy home.”
She later informed The Independent: “Sam is alive and well. Currently [we’re] working with authorities to get him home safely.
She added that “family and friends are so grateful to everyone for their love and support to help get Sam home” and confirmed “he’s physically okay”.
When Mr Ruddock first went lacking, Ms Hatton mentioned: “something just wasn’t right because Sam was someone who was so overwhelming on social media”.
“He’s the type of person who wants to share his passions and he loves sport”, she added, calling him a “tremendous human being.”
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