Missing Belfast man Robert Kincaid last seen over two weeks ago found alive in Paris

Belfast Live understands that he is currently receiving emergency medical treatment

Missing East Belfast man Robert Kincaid has been found alive in Paris, his family has confirmed to Belfast Live.

It is understood that the 38-year-old was found by emergency services in the French capital on Friday and is currently receiving emergency medical treatment.

Mr Kincaid went missing after he missed his connecting flight at Charles de Gaulle Airport on 17 July. He had traveled from Benin in West Africa, where he had been working on an oil rig.

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Robert was initially due to travel home on 30 July, but it has since been established that he left the oil rig early for reasons that remain unclear.

The 38-year-old, from Tullycarnet in East Belfast, had travelled from Benin and was due to board a connecting flight to Dublin. He later told a friend he was in the airport bar after missing his flight, but when his family tried to contact him, they were met with silence. Two FaceTime calls to his phone that evening were answered by unknown individuals, one man, then a woman. Since then, there has been no trace of him.

Robert’s family travelled to Paris on Wednesday to work directly with the French authorities to locate their brother, travelling across the city putting up missing persons posters.

Speaking to Belfast Live on Friday, Robert’s brother Louis said: “Rab has been found by emergency services and is requiring ongoing emergency treatment. While he is not out of the woods yet, we are just glad he is alive.

“As a family, we would ask for privacy in the time ahead as we deal with the situation.”

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