Ken DeLand Jr., U.S. college student reported missing in France has been located in Spain: "He is alive"

An American college student who was reported missing last month while studying abroad in France is alive and in Spain, a French official said Friday. Ken DeLand Jr. had last been heard from on Nov. 27, when he communicated with his family via WhatsApp. 

Eric Vaillant, the public prosecutor in Grenoble, France, confirmed to CBS News that they learned "DeLand was able to speak with his parents today" and "he is apparently in Spain."

His father, Ken DeLand Sr., told CNN on Friday that he'd just spoken with his son.