Sheffield man missing on Lanzarote found safe

A Sheffield man who vanished during a holiday on the island of Lanzarote has been found safe.
By Claire Lewis
Published 2nd Oct 2019, 08:25 GMT
Updated 2nd Oct 2019, 16:38 GMT
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Richard Bodfield, aged 46, spent a week on Lanzarote with his partner Deborah Hulme, 48, last week and they were due to fly home together on Thursday.

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But the pair became separated at Arrecife Airport before check-in and Richard, a dad-of-one from Wincobank, failed to board the plane.

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He was reported missing to the authorities and Deborah launched a Facebook campaign to urge holidaymakers to help find him.

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She flew back to Lanzarote last night and was reunited with Richard thanks to a couple who found him and kept him safe.

Richard, who runs his own cleaning business, has battled a drink problem for years and went missing after relapsing on holiday.

He lost his belongings while he was missing, so emergency travel arrangements are now being made.