28-04-2025
British Paralympian missing in Las Vegas for two weeks found safe
A British Paralympian has been found safe in Las Vegas, Nevada, after vanishing some two weeks ago.
Sam Ruddock, 35, was reported missing last Thursday. His mother, Fran Ruddock, said he was attending WrestleMania 41 in Paradise.
The gold medalist from Rugby, Warwickshire, travelled to the US on April 13 to attend the tournament.
Sam has since been tracked down, the police said. More Trending
His friend, Chris Graves, told Metro earlier today: 'We just want to know that he's safe, that's the bottom line really.
'There's been no direct contact with him or any social media activity since April 16. There's just so many options of what the situation could be that we just want to know he's safe.'
The ParalympicsGB athlete's last known movement had been riding in an Austin-Healey sports car with an American man he seemed to have just met, with a point-of-view video of the journey posted on his Instagram channel on the day he went missing.
Staff at a hostel where he was staying said he had not checked out and has left his belongings in his room.
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