A BRITISH man who vanished mysteriously from Alicante airport following a stag weekend in Benidorm has been discovered protected, authorities confirmed yesterday.
Welshman Jason Taylor, 36, was reunited along with his household in response to a press release from Dyfed-Powys Police on Tuesday afternoon, ending a tense search that started when he disappeared on Saturday morning.
“Thanks all for sharing and caring,” a member of the family posted on social media shortly after the announcement, confirming Taylor had returned residence.
The disappearance sparked concern when Taylor was final seen strolling out of Alicante airport simply earlier than his scheduled flight again to the UK.
Pals reported that he had sought help along with his boarding cross earlier than leaving the terminal on foot.
His spouse Maria, 34, had flown to Spain to affix the search efforts as concern mounted over the weekend.
Authorities haven’t launched particulars about the place Taylor was discovered or the circumstances surrounding his disappearance.
CCTV footage from the airport had proven Jason heading in direction of the close by city of Torrellano on the morning of his flight.
Complicating the search, Jason had misplaced his cell phone throughout the weekend and had no technique of communication when he left the terminal constructing.
A police discover has been put out by Jason’s native pressure, Dyfed-Powys: “Jason was attributable to fly residence from a vacation in Spain on Saturday morning, twenty ninth March 2025.
“Following a problem along with his boarding cross, Jason started to queue for help, nonetheless he left the airport at Alicante on foot at about 9am with out talking to anybody.
His shut good friend Gaz Edmunds, who was a part of the stag group, defined how Jason grew to become separated from his travelling companions.
“Jason had misplaced his cellphone so needed to entry his boarding cross from another person within the group who was already previous the gate,” Edmunds mentioned.
“We tried a number of instances to scan his boarding cross however it was not accepted and the gate wouldn’t open. An error message got here up saying to contact the airline.”
Whereas one good friend waited by the gate, Jason went to hunt help however by no means returned – behaviour Edmunds described as ‘very not like Jason.’
“He wasn’t in poor health or drunk or incapable,” Edmunds insisted. “The household is frightened sick.”
