A British man who had been reported missing on the Spanish island of Tenerife has been found after four days.
Kris Finney, 31, had travelled to the popular tourist destination last Thursday to meet a friend but failed to get in contact or show up to their meeting.
After texting his mother to say he had arrived in the Playa de Las Americas area at 4pm, he was not heard from since, despite his family’s repeated efforts to make contact.
The father-of-three was found on Monday by a shopkeeper who took him in after he was left with no money after his phone broke.
His aunt Debbie Kenyon told the BBC: “We are so relieved. We were sick with worry.”
She added: “He told me his phone had broken and he had no money or way of getting in touch with us.”
The electrician, who works across Lancashire and Greater Manchester, had been staying at Casa Natalia, in the Armeñime area.
Prior to his discovery, Ms Kenyon said: “His mum got a text at 4pm from him, and that was the last we heard from him. According to some of his friends, they were speaking to him around 9pm that night.
“Since then, nobody has heard anything from him. He was supposed to meet up with his friend who is staying in a different hotel and never showed. We have phoned and sent texts that haven’t delivered.
“It was last night that we got the call from one of his friends saying nobody had heard from him for days. We’ve been trying to get hold of him and haven’t been able to - it’s not like Kris.”
The details of his last known whereabouts and photos of Mr Finney were also shared on the Missing Persons Tenerife group on Facebook, which has more than 11,000 members.
A post reads: “Kris Finney, 31 around 5ft 7. Last seen or spoken to Thursday 9pm, phone hasn’t been on since and no sign around his apartment complex. Last location known was Las Americas area outside the McDonald’s.
“Was staying out of Las americas in the Armeñime area. UK and Tenerife police have been informed and is now an official missing person.”
She added that they had been in contact with police in Tenerife and Greater Manchester Police, and that the Foreign Office had been informed.
The Independent has approached Greater Manchester Police and the Foreign Office for comment.
