New York City police are looking for a British man who was in the city to run last Sunday’s New York City Marathon but never made it to the start after leaving his hotel early Saturday and did not return.
According to the NYPD, Jordan Butler, 40, was last seen around 4:45 a.m. Saturday morning leaving his hotel in Times Square. He was showing in an image provided by police wearing a black puffer jacket, blue jeans and white sneakers.
Butler, who lives in North Willenhall, England, was reportedly scheduled to line up in Staten Island with nearly 60,000-record participants for Sunday’s race. His bib number, 45214, is listed on the New York Road Runners race tracking website and displays “No Finish Time” next to his name.
He is described by police as a white male, with slim build, graying hair and blue eyes.
Meanwhile, Butler’s disappearance came at a time when another man was also reported missing during marathon weekend.
Giacomo “Jack” Campione, 55, who as an intellectual disability, was out with members of his group home on Halloween last Friday. He was dressed in a costume during an outing in Flushing, Queens but was separated from his group as they got off of a bus in a busy area.
Campione slept outside later that night and the next night, according to CBS News, but was spotted during the marathon on Sunday as the race passed through Queens Plaza — nearly seven miles away from where he was last seen. A bystander saw Campione fall on his face, pulled him up and called the police.
After he was transported to the hospital where he was treated for his injury, Campione was reunited with his family, who had been distributed missing person posters the previous two days.
