Body found in hunt for Brit, 37, weeks after he vanished in Benidorm days before he was due to fly home
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A BODY has been found in Spain believed to be missing Belfast man John George. John, 37, was reported missing as his sister said she was "worried sick" after not hearing from the father of two. The dad from Belfast was reported missing after he failed to get on his flight back to Northern Ireland before Christmas.
![[John Hardy was reported missing in Benidorm]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/image_842c01.jpeg?strip=all&w=960)
John had reportedly been holidaying at a friend's home in Alicante until he left to meet friends in Benidorm. His sister, Courtney George, said the unemployed father hadn't contacted her for a number of days. She had made a desperate plea for information as he wouldn't usually go 48 hours without talking to her.
![[The father of two missed his flight home to Belfast]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/image_4c7e0d.jpeg?strip=all&w=960)
When John was first reported missing before Christmas, Courtney revealed that his two young sons, 13 and six, pleaded Santa to bring their dad back home for Christmas Day. The pharmacy assistant said at the time that "all his kids want for Christmas is for him to come home".
![[John's sister said he flew to Spain after they recently lost a family member]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/image_6b9e28.jpeg?strip=all&w=775)
Courtney also explained why the father of two had initally travelled to Spain. She added: "We've lost a family member recently and he was really upset and thought he needed a holiday. "His youngest is very confused and the 13-year-old has seen everything on social media and is very distressed.
![[His sister Courtney George (pictured) pleaded for help to find him]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/image_fe3cf0.jpeg?strip=all&w=960)
"They love their daddy.". Courtney had said that the family were looking to send a search party out to Alicante and Benidorm to look for John in a GoFundMe page she set up. The site had been created on 22 December 2024. She added: "It's family time so nobody will be looking for our family when they want to spend it with their own.
