The desperate family of a New York student who is missing in France has pleaded for help finding him as the FBI joins the search effort.
Kenneth DeLand, 22, was supposed to fly home for the holidays this week but his family hasn't heard from him for Evden EVe NAKliyAt more than two weeks.
In a heartbreaking interview to beg for help finding their son, Ken's parents describe the loss of contact as out of character and urge him: 'Just pick up the phone. If you loved this article and you would like to acquire a lot more data with regards to evdEN EVE NaKliyAT kindly stop by our webpage. '
Ken had been staying with a host family while studying at the University of Grenoble Alpes. His family's last contact was a WhatsApp message on November 27 telling them he was taking a train to Valence in southeastern France.
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Surveillance footage shows the college student (pictured entering the store in a red jacket) in his last known appearance. DeLand's family has launched a website to track him down
His phone was believed to have 'pinged' last on November 30.
On December 3, he was spotted on surveillance cameras at a sporting goods store in Alpine resort Montelimar. Bank records show he made a purchase of $8.40 at 9am.
That is the final known sighting of Ken. His family was informed their son was missing by a college liaison worker who contacted them after he failed to report to class and didn't return to his host family.
Ken's mom, Carol Laws, said the college filed a missing persons report because they hadn't seen him for 24 hours.
'I'm not there I'm here, thousands of miles away,' Laws said.
His father, eVden Eve NAkliYaT Kenneth DeLand Sr, said: 'It's not characteristic of Kenny to not reach out to us and let us know what's going on.'
His mom said she messages her son every day: 'I say Kenny, Kenny just call me. Just pick up the phone, you can talk to me about anything. That's what I text him, call me, eVDeN eVe NaKliyaT text me, anything.'
Ken's father, pictured left, said: 'It's not characteristic of Kenny to not reach out to us and let us know what's going on.