A 26-year-old Portuguese girl whose household feared had been kidnapped after she disappeared throughout Notting Hill Carnival has been present in hospital 5 days later.
Patricia Araujo travelled from Ashford, Kent to London final weekend to attend the occasion however was not seen or heard from since.
She final contacted her household simply earlier than noon on Sunday, telling her cousin that she was on the carnival ‘having enjoyable’ and would return residence that night time.
Patricia’s household beforehand described her disappearance as ‘very out of character’ and travelled to London to search for her.
Now her aunt, Claudia Sousa, has stated she has been discovered and has been admitted to Surrey County Hospital in Guildford, The Solar has reported. It’s understood that Patricia was first noticed by a member of the general public.
Patricia Araujo (pictured), 26, travelled from Ashford, Kent – the place she moved to 6 years in the past from Aveiro in northern Portugal – to London final weekend to attend the carnival
Video footage, captured by a stranger, reveals Patricia at Notting Hill Carnival on Sunday sporting a brown costume with a black jacket tied round her waist and black sneakers
Patricia’s household travelled to London to search for her and stated that her disappearance was ‘very out of character’ and urged her to get in contact
Claudia, 41, stated on Friday night: ‘Now we have simply been instructed Patricia has been situated and he or she is in hospital.
‘We wish to thank everybody for his or her concern and for serving to us by responding to the appeals we have made.’
Certainly one of her colleagues on the Travelodge Lodge in Ashford, Ryan Cassar, additionally posted on Fb saying: ‘Trisha has been discovered.’
Video footage, captured by a stranger, confirmed Patricia at Notting Hill Carnival on Sunday sporting a brown costume with a black jacket tied round her waist and black sneakers.
This was the final reported sighting of the 26-year-old, who moved to the UK from Aveiro in northern Portugal six years in the past, earlier than she disappeared for 5 days.
Her aunt Claudia beforehand raised considerations that Patricia, whose lacking telephone was discovered by a stranger, had been kidnapped.
She instructed KentOnline: ‘So many days have handed by that we’re fascinated about if she has been kidnapped.
‘So many dangerous issues occur on the carnival.’
Relaying her niece’s actions earlier than she went lacking, Claudia stated Patricia went to Cameo nightclub in Ashford on Friday however left with a rucksack of garments.
She instructed CNN Portugal: ‘She bought off the practice at Stratford Railway Station and referred to as her cousin and requested her if she may go to her home.
‘She then headed there and left the rucksack with a change of garments inside.
Claudia (pictured) has instructed media in Portugal her niece went out in Ashford earlier than heading to London with a rucksack to satisfy up along with her cousin Yara who lives within the capital
Patricia final contacted her household simply earlier than noon on Sunday, telling her cousin that she was on the carnival ‘having enjoyable’ and would return residence that night time
‘Yara requested her why she had come alone and it was then Patricia stated she was pondering of going to the Notting Hill Carnival.
‘Her cousin tried to speak her out of it and get her to exit in London along with her as an alternative, however in the midst of the night time Patricia left and solely instructed her cousin afterwards.’
Claudia stated Patricia, or Trish as she is thought in England, later instructed her cousin she was on the carnival and would return Sunday night time.
However she by no means confirmed up and in addition has not gone to her job at Travelodge in Eureka Leisure Park, Ashford, since.
Her lacking telephone was reportedly discovered by a DJ on Sunday however Patricia’s household solely turned conscious of what was occurring on Tuesday when he put the telephone on cost and contacted them.
