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New York Times
28-04-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Paralympian Sam Ruddock located safe after being reported missing in Las Vegas
British paralympian Sam Ruddock has been located safe after being reported missing in Las Vegas. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department confirmed that a missing person report was filed on April 24 and that the individual was found in the investigation. Ruddock had last been heard from on April 16. His friend Lucy Hatton, a former Team GB hurdler, confirmed on social media he had been located and thanked people for their support. Advertisement 'Sam is alive, Sam is well,' she said. 'I obviously need to get more status update but I don't care, let's get that boy home.' Hatton said Ruddock had travelled alone to attend Wrestlemania 42 in Las Vegas on April 13 and was supposed to check out of his hostel near Las Vegas Boulevard on April 15 and was later scheduled to travel to New York and Texas as part of his trip. She told The Athletic she became concerned when Ruddock went 'radio silent'. Ruddock, who has cerebral palsy, represented Great Britain at the London 2012 Paralympics in the 100m and 200m and competed at the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in the shot put event. The 35-year-old made the switch to cycling in 2018 and won gold in the track cycling C1 1,000m time trial at the 2023 World Para-Cycling Championships. (Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty Images)
New York Times
27-04-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
British Paralympian Sam Ruddock reported missing in Las Vegas
British Paralympian Sam Ruddock has been reported missing in Las Vegas. Ruddock, 35, was last heard from on April 16. His friend Lucy Hatton, a former Team GB hurdler, said she had contacted the last hostel Ruddock had been staying at, who informed her he had not checked out or taken his belongings. Advertisement Hatton confirmed on social media that police had been informed and were investigating. She said a timeline of Ruddock's whereabouts was being pieced together and appealed for anyone with further information to get into contact. Hatton told the BBC Ruddock had travelled to Las Vegas on April 13 to watch a WrestleMania event. Lincolnshire Police confirmed to The Athletic it has an active missing persons investigation for Ruddock. A post shared by Samuel 'Ruud Boy' Ruddock (@ Ruddock, who has cerebral palsy, won gold in the C1 1,000m time trial at the 2023 World Para-Cycling Championships. He switched to track cycling in 2018, having previously been a track and field athlete. He represented Paralympics GB in the shot put at Rio 2016, an event he won European silver in in 2016, and competed in the 100m and 200m at London 2012. The Athletic has contacted Las Vegas Police and British Cycling for comment. (Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty Images)
