- “Without the media’s help, Kenny would not have seen himself in the news,” his family said, in reporting that DeLand, 21, called his parents on Friday morning.
- An alert posted on the family’s website, FindKenDeLand.com, on Friday morning stated: “KENNY HAS BEEN FOUND. We will update you with more information as we get it! THANK YOU to everyone for helping us bring Kenny home!”
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A spokesperson for Vaillant’s office added in a statement provided to Fox News Digital that “Ken Deland had been able to get in touch with his parent today and is supposed to be currently in Spain.”