Alex Batty was found in the rain on a rural road in France at 3 a.m. by a delivery driver, according to authorities
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00:00 I think I speak on behalf of the whole of Greater Manchester Police when I say we are relieved and overjoyed
00:06 to receive the news from the French authorities that they believe Alex Baty has been found safe and well.
00:13 Alex went missing whilst on holiday in 2017 when he was just 11 years old.
00:18 On Wednesday, a member of public reported a potential sighting in the Toulouse area of France.
00:26 I deliver medicine to the pharmacy at night and all along during the drive we talk about his situation
00:37 and he told me that he was kidnapped by his mother and grandfather when he was in Morocco.
00:46 The young man identified as Alex was taken to a French police station.
00:52 The young man and Alex's grandmother spoke on a video call last night
00:57 and whilst she is content that this is indeed Alex, we obviously have further checks to do when he returns to the United Kingdom.