A ‘vulnerable’ British man with advanced Parkinson’s disease who went missing in Paris has been found ‘safe and well’ after four days.
Tennis fan Chris Arnheim, 65, had last week travelled to the French capital with his brother to watch the Roland-Garros French Open but the pair became separated when they left a restaurant.
exclusively spoke with Mr Arnheim’s family on Saturday who said they were ‘very concerned’ about the 65-year-old’s wellbeing.
They said his illness made it difficult for him to speak and walk and that he did not have any of his medication with him.
Mr Arnheim had gone for dinner in the Marais district and was heading back with his brother to their accommodation when they became separated on Rue de Turenne.
They had been returning to Rue des Francs-Bourgeois at around 9pm on Thursday when the 65-year-old went missing.
His brother Tim spent the whole of Thursday night trying to track him down and his wife and two daughters travelled to Paris to help with the search which involved specialist French agencies.
And on Monday, Mr Arnheim’s son-in-law, Tom, announced on X: ‘Pleased to say that Chris has today been found safe.
‘Thank you so much to everyone for sharing this post and for your kind messages and support. We really appreciate it.’
A Paris source who spoke to the French authorities said: ‘He’s safe and well,’ without offering further details.
The disappearance was reported to police and the British Consulate before he was found.
Mr Arnheim, from Chislehurst, is now expected to be reunited with his family as soon as possible.