BY ASPEN PFLUGHOEFT
A worried New York family is holding out hope in the search for a 22-year-old American student who officials said vanished while studying in France.
Ken DeLand is a student at St. John Fisher University studying at the University Grenoble Alpes in Grenoble, about 330 miles southeast of Paris, DeLand’s parents said on a website dedicated to finding their son.
He told his family on Nov. 27 that he was leaving his host family and taking a train to Valence, a city in south France about 60 miles southwest of Grenoble. His family and friends have not heard from him since, his parents said.
According to DeLand’s bank statements, he made a $9 purchase at a store in Montélimar, about 30 miles southwest of Valence, on Dec. 3, his family said.
DeLand is on the French missing persons list, according to a news release from The Assistance and Search for Disappeared Persons Association updated on Monday, Dec. 12. “We fear the worst and want him to be located,” his family said. St. John Fisher University did not immediately respond to McClatchy News’
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