"British Boy's Surreal Return Home After 6-Year Disappearance"
TL;DR
Alex Batty, a British boy who went missing for six years, has been reunited with his grandmother in the United Kingdom. Batty, now 17, described his return as "surreal" and said it hasn't fully sunk in yet. He spent the years in Spain and France after being taken on holiday by his mother and grandfather in 2017 and not returning. Batty worked in construction to support himself and eventually decided to leave France and return to England for a better future. He is now happy and healthy, assuring his mother and grandfather that he can take care of himself.
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