Sam Ruddock, a British track cyclist from Rugby, Warwickshire, has been safely located after being missing in Las Vegas for more than a week. On April 13, the British Paralympian went to the United States to attend WWE’s WrestleMania event. But after last hearing from him on April 16, family members started to worry.
Ruddock reportedly stayed at the Bungalows hostel in Las Vegas while expecting to attend WrestleMania. He checked in on the 14th and was scheduled to check out on the 15th, but had not checked out and had left his belongings behind.
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The Independent was informed by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department this week that they had successfully located Ruddock after receiving a missing person’s report on April 24.
A spokesperson stated, “A missing person report was filed on April 24, 2025. Through the course of the investigation, the individual has been located safe.”
Ruddock’s mother, Fran Ruddock, and his close friend Lucy Hatton—a former athlete who lived with him in 2017—had made a plea for assistance in locating him after he hadn’t been heard from since April 16. Ruddock, who has cerebral palsy, has a two-and-a-half-year-old kid.
Hatton told the BBC that she transported the Paralympian to the airport on April 13 and assumed he was staying in a hostel before attending WrestleMania.
Ruddock had not “been in the right head space” lately, though his disappearance was “really, really out of character,” she said.
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When Ruddock went missing, Hatton said: “something just wasn’t right because Sam was someone who was so overwhelming on social media”.
“He’s the type of person who wants to share his passions and he loves sport,” she said. She described him as a “tremendous human being.”
“Let’s get that boy home,” Hatton later said on social media after announcing her friend’s safety.
She also told The Independent, “Sam is alive and well. Currently, [we’re] working with authorities to get him home safely.”
She added that “family and friends are so grateful to everyone for their love and support to help get Sam home” and confirmed “he’s physically okay.”
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