Boy Missing for Six Years Found -- Alive

The teenager, answering to the name of Alex Batty, was found in the town of Revel east of Toulouse early on Wednesday morning.

Six years ago, Alex, then 11, was on holiday with his mother and grandfather when they disappeared in Spain.

[Happy endings in these cases are rare, and usually complicated. How did six years pass without police finding him? This should be a very interesting case to watch. — Ed]