Arthur Heeler-Frood who ran away because he was 'bored with life' is found safe and well

Discovered: Schoolboy Arthur Heeler-Frood, 15

A grammar schoolboy who went lacking as a result of he was 'uninterested in life' was discovered 10 miles from his house.

Arthur Heeler-Frood, 15, was discovered by police after a member of the general public noticed him at Honiton railway station simply earlier than four.30pm at present. 

Honiton is about 10 miles from his house in prosperous Membury, Devon. 

Police tonight reunited him together with his dad and mom, Caroline and Jeremy after a nationwide hunt adopted his disappearance two months in the past.  

Through the time he was gone it was revealed he despatched his distressed dad and mom a postcard to inform them he was 'bored of life'. 

Arthur is a high scholar at Colyton Grammar College, one of many nation's greatest state colleges.

He vanished after pretending to cycle to high school and had not been seen since.

His dad and mom made determined appeals on nationwide tv for him to contact them.

Devon and Cornwall police stated this night that Arthur had been discovered 'secure and nicely'.

His dad and mom earlier revealed how he left on September 6 with £350, abandoning his cell phone, passport and financial institution playing cards.

Location: Arthur Heeler-Frood, 15, was discovered by police after a member of the general public noticed him at Honiton railway station simply earlier than four.30pm at present

Message: Arthur had despatched a postcard to his dad and mom telling them he had run away from house as a result of he was 'bored of my life'

Shut household: Arthur, 15, on vacation together with his sister Hester, 18, and brother Reuben, 20

Police posted this tweet asserting that Arthur, 15, had been discovered and was 'secure and nicely'

 A police assertion learn: 'Arthur is now being reunited together with his household.

'He went lacking after leaving his household house in Axminster on the morning of Tuesday 6 September and failed to show up at college.

'Officers want to thank the member of the general public who known as in and likewise thank everybody who has assisted with the enchantment to search out Arthur during the last two months.'  

Arthur's dad and mom and police had pleaded with Fb to launch data, however the social media large initially refused.

Earlier at present police confirmed the social media large had began to assist them within the hunt for Arthur.

It was urged his Fb account continued to be accessed after he disappeared regardless of his cell phone being left at house. 

His household stated the evening earlier than he disappeared that he was speaking with an unknown individual or group on the location.

Arthur's mom Caroline stated Fb had ignored six letters asking for 'essential' messages that might have given a clue to his whereabouts earlier than he was discovered.

Devon and Cornwall Police confirmed the corporate had initially declined its request to research Arthur's use of the social media web site.

Yesterday politicians slammed the social media firm for its authentic stance.

Labour MP John Mann, who serves on the Treasury choose committee, stated: 'It needs to be a felony offence for Fb to refuse to assist the British police.

'Fb executives must be jailed for this. It's fairly extraordinary a big firm like that is refusing to assist the British police do their job, and I might urge the police to contemplate charging them with obstructing police in the middle of their duties.'

Former house secretary Jack Straw stated: 'Fb, like different web behemoths, is contaminated by a bizarre ideology which locations 'privateness' – aka industrial benefit – above the security of kids. It's extremely irresponsible.'

Talking earlier than he was discovered, his mom, Caroline, stated: 'Arthur left with out his passport or his cellphone and solely £350.

Anguish: Arthur's dad and mom Caroline and Jeremy hadn't seen their son in 9 weeks  

'Usually, youngsters are tracked in 45 hours both by their cellphone or on CCTV, however what's extraordinary is it is now been nine-and-a-half weeks and there is been no contact from him in any respect. No sightings. No CCTV footage. We visited cities alongside the South Coast, we have been to Manchester, Liverpool, London.

'We have contacted homeless organisations, coach stations, hospitals, prepare stations — anyplace we are able to consider to place up posters, however we have heard nothing.

'That is why this Fb hyperlink is so essential. We simply want them to launch data to the police to allow them to see if he is been involved with somebody.' 

She added: 'It is tough now to know precisely what was occurring in his thoughts, however he was spending plenty of time alone in his room on his smartphone.' 

Police don't have the facility to pressure Fb handy over communications though the corporate responds to requests on a case by case foundation.

had been final seen at 7.30am on September 6 when he set off on his bike from his house to journey the seven miles to Colyton Grammar College.

Senior lecturers stated he was a wonderful scholar and had taken his exams a yr early. 

Arthur's clothes and bike have been discovered precisely the place he stated they might be — however since then there had been no sightings of him.  

Earlier than he disappeared, Arthur was studying George Orwell's Down And Out In Paris And London. 

He additionally labored in a restaurant kitchen, simply as Orwell had finished in Paris. 

Arthur was a fan of the Jason Bourne motion pictures, during which the spy takes on a brand new id.

Caroline stated: 'The ebook he was studying earlier than he left was Down and Out in Paris and London. You surprise if that had been affect. He was studying it on a Kindle, which he left behind.

Police had appealed for locals to review the Colyton Grammar College pupil's picture

Caroline and Jeremy have been determined to know whether or not Arthur, pictured, was secure and nicely

'He was adventurous. He loved all of the Bear Grylls survival problem programmes. For the final two summers, his brother Reuben has hitchhiked throughout Europe. He travelled extensively into jap Europe. His sister Hester went inter-railing. I believe he was impressed by all that. 

'The police have requested us whether it is attainable he jumped on the again of a lorry. We won't rule that out. He would have been following what was occurring with refugees in Europe.' 

Police revealed they have been chasing recent leads that emerged after Arthur's dad and mom appeared on This Morning.

Lonely: Arthur stated his life was 'boring'

That they had additionally stated Arthur's hair clippers have been lacking from his room, indicating he might significantly shorter hair or perhaps a shaven head.

Ms Heeler-Frood, an award-winning painter, stated earlier: 'I simply really feel so determined. Within the morning I've to place the radio on as quickly as I get up to cease his disappearance going spherical and spherical in my head.

'I attempt to do one thing — something — to maintain busy. Cease occupied with the worst. However, in fact, you do suppose. The factor that worries me greater than something is the thought of him struggling someplace and we won't do something.' 

'I simply really feel: 'How may this have occurred to us?' It feels so surreal.' 

'You by no means suppose we're a type of households. 'You suppose: 'We're regular.' And that is so out of character for Arthur. He is such a mature youngster.

'We don't actually know his intentions. Or what kind of state of affairs he may place himself in — 15-year-old boys will be reckless and he lacked a little bit of emotional maturity. He was a bit over-confident, a bit naive, and being the youngest, was all the time eager to maintain up.' 

She defined Arthur was near his siblings and 'anxious' about his older sister Hester, 18, leaving for college in north England. 

His brother Reuben, 20, who had been on an adventurous hole yr, at present research on the College of Bristol. 

Determined: The Heeler-Froods appeared on This Morning on ITV to enchantment for data

Proud: Police tonight reunited him together with his dad and mom, Caroline and Jeremy (pictured)

She recalled how the evening earlier than Arthur disappeared, they sat with him watching a documentary commemorating The Nice Hearth of London. 

'They have been burning a picket construction on the Thames and Arthur thought it was unsuitable given so many individuals misplaced their lives. There was nothing totally different — no indication. We had a traditional supper — all the pieces was regular.'

They didn't realise something was unsuitable till Arthur did not return house from college at his ordinary 5pm. 

Secrets and techniques: Arthur was understood to have been involved with somebody on Fb

She stated: 'When he wasn't again by 6pm I started to fret.

'He was all the time diligent about ringing. I knew he'd left his cellphone at house, however thought he'd borrow another person's if one thing had occurred.'

She drove to the submit workplace within the village the place Arthur normally cycled to catch the varsity bus, however there was no signal of his bicycle. They known as the varsity solely to study he hadn't attended that day. 

They feared he had been knocked off his bike or had been kidnapped.  

The next day they continued to scour the streets and the police searched their home from high to backside. Arthur appeared to have vanished from the face of the earth.

His father, Jeremy, a cupboard maker, stated: 'After we might been driving round I keep in mind coming in and seeing a pile of submit that had arrived earlier.

'I used to be shuffling by way of it and keep in mind gazing one with out actually seeing it. I had this sense it was necessary then realised it has his handwriting.

'That was such a aid. We knew then he hadn't been kidnapped. I believe he was attempting to minimise the issues for us. He was attempting to say: "I am actually organised. I do know what I am doing. I've received this sorted out."'

Ms Heeler-Frood stated earlier: 'I can not really feel indignant. I simply really feel so determined to get him house.  

'I am positive sooner or later I can be indignant with him for what he is put us by way of, however no matter's occurred, if he comes house we are able to work it out — one way or the other.'   

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