A British tourist who disappeared after a stag do in the Spanish resort of Benidorm has been found.
Jason Taylor, 36, had been partying with friends in Alicante, and was last seen at Alicante-Elche Airport on Saturday morning.
He was due to fly back to Birmingham at 10.30am, but never boarded the easyJet flight.
An urgent search was launched to find the Welsh engineer, who was missing for more than 112 hours.
On Tuesday afternoon Dyfed-Powys Police said Mr Taylor had been found and was with his family.
A relative of Mr Taylor posted on Facebook to confirm the news, adding: ‘Thank you all for sharing and caring.’
His wife, Maria, told the Spanish Eye today that police obtained CCTV from the airport after it emerged there had been a problem with his boarding pass.
She said she has ‘no idea’ why her husband turned and left the airport, but believes he may have stepped out to ‘clear his head’ and got lost.
‘He waited in the queue for the desk for about three to four minutes and then walked out the airport, he went towards Torrellano way and that is the last they can see of him,’ Maria said.
She said that family members flew out to Spain yesterday to help with the search.
Jason’s friend Gaz Edmunds explained how he ended up getting separated from the group after they arrived to the airport together at around 8.30am.
He said: ‘Our easyJet flight to Birmingham was due to depart at 10.30am, with the gates closing at 10am.
‘Jason had lost his phone so had to access his boarding pass from someone else in the group assisting who was already passed the gate.
‘We tried several times to scan his boarding pass but it was not accepted and the gate would not open, an error message came up saying to contact the airline.
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‘So Jason went to go and ask for assistance. One member of the group waited behind the gate for him to return but this was the last we saw or heard from him.’
Gaz said this behaviour is ‘very unlike’ his friend, adding that his family are ‘worried sick.’
‘Jason was not ill, or drunk or incapable.’ he added. ‘Several people are flying back out today to try to find him and understand what has happened.’
A spokesperson for the Foreign Office confirmed to Metro that it is supporting the family of a British man missing in Spain and are in contact with the local authorities.
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