Missing Briton Ben Ross found alive in Majorca after 12-day search

Evening Standard
Evening Standard
  • 3 months ago
Missing trainee barrister Ben Ross has been found alive following a major 12-day search on the Spanish island of Majorca.The 26-year-old, from Wigan, Greater Manchester, vanished on July 10 in the capital of Palma after moving there to take a break from his law studies.
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00:00Ben Ross, a trainee barrister who had been missing for 12 days, has been found alive on the Spanish island of Mallorca.
00:07The 26-year-old from Wigan, Greater Manchester, disappeared on July 10th in Parma, where he had moved to take a break from his law studies.
00:16His mother, Felix Robinson, said Ross was robbed at a local beach and was left without money or a phone.
00:22She quickly contacted the police and flew to Mallorca to join the search.
00:26She expressed her gratitude for all the help and support, saying,
00:29we are so relieved to have found him and are now focused on getting him back to full health and home safe and well.

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