Dad fears son who went missing in Ibiza may never be found Searches of the island have turned up 10 other bodies, but none have been Ben Garland
The father of a man last seen in Ibiza as a storm hit the island says he fears his son's body may never be found.
Ben Garland, 25, from Wiltshire, has not been seen since riding a motorbike during Storm Gloria in January. His father Mark said the coronavirus lockdown had hampered searches adding he believed the chances of finding him were"getting slimmer" by the day. Local emergency helpline service 112 Emergency said he disappeared in the Portinatx area on Ibiza's north coast."Every time one is found I get a call, and my heart stops but it's never the news I need to hear," said Mr Garland's father, who is now in the UK.Ben Garland's father Mark said locals and police in Ibiza had"given everything" to find his son"But when coronavirus came around, it knocked us for six," he said.
It imposed some of the toughest measures on the continent, including keeping children indoors for six weeks.- allowing shopping centres to reopen and gatherings of up to 15 people.
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