I went missing for four days sparking massive manhunt – cops had no idea where I was but it was for the best reason
A BRIT who sparked a massive police manhunt after going missing in Nairobi was found in a pub four days later having pints with pals.
Cops from Kenya’s elite crime units were deployed to find Nelson Newberry, 22, after he vanished on Tuesday.
The Brit hadn’t been seen since heading out to a shopping mall to get a SIM card replacement.
But detectives “stormed” a pub on the outskirts of Nairobi four days later – and found Nelson safe and sound sharing mugs of a local beer with some new friends.
The 22-year-old was reunited with his dad after his four-day bender.
He had flown out to Kenya after news emerged of his son’s sudden disappearance.
Photos shared by the cops showed Nelson looking dishevelled and puffy eyed sat alongside his beaming father.
“A British citizen who has been missing since Tuesday, 6 December, has finally been found by detectives,” Kenya’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations said.
“The 22-year-old man identified as Nelson Newberry.
“[He] was found at a local pub in Uthiru, Kiambu county, where he was drinking with newly found friends and appeared to be under the influence of drugs.
The statement added: “The young man has since been reunited with his father who has just jetted in from the UK to the good news of his son being found.”
Police said he was taken to a local hospital for medical treatment after he was found.
Footage of Nelson on the day he went missing shows him in Nairobi’s Sarit shopping centre, dressed in a black T-shirt and carrying a bag.
It’s understood Nelson lives and works in the Kenyan capital.