Family hail person who found missing Irishman in Malaysia as 'a hero'

“Were it not for this man’s thoughtfulness and compassion, it is likely Stephen would still be missing, or worse. You are a hero and we will be forever grateful to you."

The family of an Irishman who was missing for two months in Malaysia have hailed the person who found him as a hero.

Tourist Stephen Warde, 31, from Kinvara, Co Galway, was last seen on CCTV footage outside Mercu Summer Suites on Jalan Sultan Ismail in Kuala Lumpur on December 28 last.