“is alive,” according to his dad, who shared the “good news” after speaking to him while in the middle of an interview.French Prosecutor Eric Vaillant confirmed the news, telling CNN that the Rochester student who went missing while studying in France is now somewhere in Spain.
The breakthrough came while DeLand Sr. had been on the phone with a CNN reporter discussing his son’s case.Facebook/Ken DeLand The initial report said the prosecutor had been unaware of the breakthrough, which was soon updated with his confirmation.The senior at St. John Fisher University in Rochester had beenand had last contacted his family on Nov. 27 on WhatsApp.