British tourist Andrew Marriage, who was reported missing in Ibiza after failing to take his scheduled flight home, has been located safely and has returned to the United Kingdom.

The 64-year-old had been staying in Sant Josep during a week-long holiday and lost contact with his family after missing his planned return flight on September 25.

Family confirms he is safe

Marriage's family confirmed that he has been found and is now safely back in the United Kingdom.

The alert was raised after relatives were unable to contact him and became concerned when he did not arrive home as expected.

The family had appealed for help locating him and contacted authorities in both Spain and the United Kingdom.

Lost phone caused loss of contact

According to information subsequently provided by Marriage to people close to him, the situation resulted from the loss of his mobile phone.

He is understood to have either lost the phone in his rental car or had it stolen, leaving him unable to respond to calls or messages from his family.

Although messages were reaching the phone, the device was no longer available to him.

He spent time at Ibiza Airport

The loss of communication also meant that Marriage remained away from his family for longer than expected.

According to the updated account, he spent approximately the final 24 hours of the episode at Ibiza Airport while arranging another flight to return to the United Kingdom.

He ultimately managed to travel home safely.

Original disappearance report

Marriage had travelled to Ibiza alone for a week of holiday and was staying at an apartment on Calle de Madrid in the municipality of Sant Josep.

Concern began when he failed to board his scheduled flight back to the United Kingdom on Thursday, September 25, despite having checked in for the journey.

His family was subsequently unable to establish contact with him.

Family raised the alarm

The family publicly reported the disappearance and sought assistance from the relevant authorities, including police in the United Kingdom and Sant Josep, as well as Interpol.

They had been particularly concerned because Marriage had sent unusual and confusing messages to family WhatsApp groups in the days before contact was lost.

Those messages contributed to the family's concern, although the subsequent explanation was the loss of his phone and difficulties arranging his return journey.

Search no longer active

With Marriage located and safely back in the United Kingdom, the missing-person alert has been resolved.

There is no indication in the updated information that he suffered harm during the incident.

The case serves as a reminder of how quickly a loss of communication while travelling can lead to concern among relatives, particularly when a traveller misses a scheduled flight and cannot be contacted.

Safe return brings relief to family

The news that Marriage had returned safely to the United Kingdom brought an end to the search and concern surrounding his disappearance in Ibiza.

The family has now been able to confirm his whereabouts and his safe return home following the unexpected loss of his phone and the disruption to his planned journey.