Desperate search for grieving dad from Ireland who vanished after missing flight to see kids
John Hardy, 37, was reported missing on December 18 after he missed his flight home from Benidorm to spend the festive season with his sons, aged 13 and six
The family of a father-of-two has made an urgent appeal for information after he failed to catch his flight home from Spain to spend Christmas with his children.
John Hardy, 37, was reported missing on December 18 when he didn't board his flight from Benidorm to Belfast, where he was due to celebrate the festive season with his two sons, aged 13 and six.
John had been staying at a friend's house in Alicante and had left to meet friends in Benidorm. Since then, there has been no contact from him, leaving his sister Courtney George extremely worried.
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She revealed that it was unusual for the Belfast man to go 48 hours without speaking to her, but it has now been nine days since they last heard from him. Courtney, who works as a pharmacy assistant and had planned to host John for Christmas dinner, said: "All his kids want for Christmas is for him to come home".
She has set up a GoFundMe account which has already raised more than €10,00 (£8,900). The situation has left her feeling like "setting her tree on fire and running away from this nightmare".
Courtney, who lives in Belfast, added: "I have to have Christmas for my own kids but I would happily set my tree on fire and run away from this nightmare. We've lost a family member recently and he was really upset and thought he needed a holiday. His youngest is very confused and the 13-year-old has seen everything on social media and is very distressed. They love their daddy," reports Belfast Live.
"All they want for Christmas is their dad to come home. I haven't eaten in five days and have been physically sick because it's been nine days without contact. My brother would never go two days without speaking to me. He was meant to be coming to my house for Christmas dinner and we had our plans made.
"John is missing from Alicante to Benidorm so we need a search party out there to look for him. It's family time so nobody will be looking for our family when they want to spend it with their own. It's very urgent because places close and people go on holiday. We already know that we won't have John for Christmas."
Courtney, a mother of two, expressed her gratitude for the overwhelming support received through the GoFundMe campaign, which has seen donations pouring in from Belfast and beyond. A spokesperson for the Police Service of Northern Ireland stated: "The Police Service of Northern Ireland received a report on Wednesday, 18th December that a 37-year-old man from Belfast, holidaying in Spain, was believed to be missing. Enquiries are ongoing in conjunction with our international policing partners."
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