Alex Batty: British boy missing since 2017 found in France after 'walking in mountain for days'

A British boy who went missing in 2017 when he was 11 has been found in France and will return home soon, according to French authorities.

Alex Batty, now 17, never returned from a holiday to Spain with his mother and grandfather.

His identity has been confirmed by his family, said the French prosecutor.

Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/possible-sighting-of-british-boy-alex-batty-who-went-missing-in-france-in-2017-13030005

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