By Raul Trey Lopez, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2026-03-03 17:31:25
维克托·文班亚马正呼吁公众协助寻找以利亚·霍德，他在被送到芝加哥奥黑尔机场后失踪。
马刺全明星维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 对公众协助寻找一名在被送到芝加哥奥黑尔国际机场后失踪的 23 岁男子表示感谢。
马刺队的文班亚马正呼吁公众协助寻找以利亚·霍德，他在被送到芝加哥奥黑尔机场后失踪。
据雅虎新闻报道，23 岁的以利亚·霍德 (Elijah Hoard) 最后一次出现是在周五，当时他的父亲带他前往机场，准备在结束为期 10 天的芝加哥之行后返回法国。他从未办理登机手续，也没有登机。
文班亚马表示，霍德已于周二晚上被找到，目前平安无事。
“他刚刚被找到了，大约是一个小时前，”文班亚马在马刺击败 76 人队后在费城告诉记者。“我太高兴了。”
在周一的一条 Instagram 动态中，文班亚马向他的 530 万粉丝写道：“我们的朋友（以利亚）自 2 月 27 日起在芝加哥奥黑尔机场失踪。如果您有任何信息，请联系当地当局。”
周二，文班亚马在 Instagram 上分享了最新进展，称有人在芝加哥郊区罗斯蒙特的监控摄像头中看到霍德正走向另一个区域。他表示，广泛的媒体报道和社交媒体转发引起了法国和美国当局的关注，街上认出霍德的民众提供的线索也促成了被报道的目击事件。
“请继续转发。这种曝光度正在发挥真正的作用，”文班亚马写道。
以利亚·霍德的父亲安特旺·霍德 (Antwon Hoard) 告诉雅虎新闻，他儿子的行李从未办理托运，也从未完成值机手续。
安特旺还表示，他的儿子一直在与心理健康问题作斗争，并在行程的最后几天变得不愿回家。
“前八天一切看起来都很正常，但最后两天他的情绪波动很大，他非常坚持不想回家，他不想回去，”据雅虎新闻报道他这样说道。
文班亚马周二表示，他对霍德失踪案的圆满解决感到欣慰。
“我们两家关系一直很亲近，”文班亚马说，“我们总觉得这种事会发生在别人身上。这是我第一次看到身边亲近的人发生这种情况。我真的、真的松了一口气。”
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Victor Wembanyama ‘happy’ for help in finding missing Chicago man
Victor Wembanyama is urging the public to help find Elijah Hoard, who went missing after being dropped off at Chicago O’Hare Airport.
Spurs all-star Victor Wembanyama is grateful for the public’s help in finding a 23-year-old man who disappeared after being dropped off at Chicago O’Hare International Airport.
Spurs Victor Wembanyama is urging the public to help find Elijah Hoard, who went missing after being dropped off at Chicago O’Hare Airport.
Elijah Hoard, 23, was last seen on Friday when his father took him to the airport for a flight back to France after a 10-day visit in Chicago, according to a Yahoo News report. He never checked in for the flight and did not board the plane.
Hoard was discovered alive and well on Tuesday night, Wembanyama said.
“He just got found, like one hour ago,” Wembanyama told reporters in Philadelphia after the Spurs’ victory over the 76ers. “I’m so happy.”
In an Instagram story Monday, Wembanyama wrote to his 5.3 million followers, “Our friend (Elijah) has been missing from Chicago O’Hare since February 27th. If you have any information, please reach out to local authorities."
On Tuesday, Wembanyama shared an update on Instagram, saying Hoard had been seen on surveillance cameras in Rosemont, a suburb of Chicago, walking toward another area. He said widespread media coverage and social media shares have drawn the attention of both French and U.S. authorities, and that tips from people who recognized Hoard in the streets have led to reported sightings.
“Please keep sharing. The visibility is making a real difference,” Wembanyama wrote.
Elijah Hoard’s father, Antwon Hoard, told Yahoo News that his son’s bags were never registered and he never completed the check-in process.
Antwon Hoard also said his son struggles with mental illness and had become reluctant to return home in the final days of his trip.
“Everything seemed pretty normal the first eight days, but the last two days his whole mood had swung, and he was really adamant about not going back home, and he didn’t want to go home,” he said, according to Yahoo News.
Wembanyama said Tuesday he was thankful for the positive resolution to Hoard’s case.
“We’ve been close for a long time, his family and mine,” Wembanyama said. "We always think it happens to others. That was the first time I saw this case for a person close to me. I’m just very, very relieved.”
Jeff McDonald contributed to this article.
By Raul Trey Lopez, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News
