John Hardy failed to board his flight home last Wednesday (Image: Family handout)
The devastated family of a man missing in for two weeks are offering a staggering £30k reward for information after his children made a desperate plea to Santa to “bring their daddy home”.
John Hardy, also known as John George, was first reported missing by his sister Courntey George after he failed to board his flight home last Wednesday, December 18.
The Belfast native, who has two young boys, was last in touch with his family on December 14, when he drove from to Benidorm.
On Saturday, the Belfast Telegraph reported that police in Spain were now treating his disappearance as a crime rather than a missing person investigation.
Mr Hardy’s family who are “worried sick” insist they “will not stop” until they find the much loved member of their family and will not leave “Spain without John’s body”.
Mr Hardy’s family are “worried sick” about the father of two (Image: Family Handout)
Speaking to from Alicante on Saturday, John’s younger brother, Darren, said his family who have been “ripped to pieces” just “need this nightmare to end”.
Darren said: “Christmas Eve and Day was spent searching fields and today we’re down at the beach and marina area. We’re searching from morning to night and there’s been no let up at all since we got over here this week.
“As a family, we will not stop until we find him but at the minute we’ve very little to go on. We’re praying for someone to come forward anonymously and give us a bit of information so that we can recover his body and get him home.
Mr Hardy’s heart broken family are offering a staggering £30k reward for information (Image: Family Handout)
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“Our mum has had two strokes and dad has had a heart attack but they are in their 50s and running around Spain looking for John. Mum is climbing mountains, crawling down caves and knocking doors in. We’re just devastated and heartbroken and John has two young kids at home who just want their daddy back.”
“We know John is dead and not missing so we just need to get him back. There’s a £30,000 reward from family and friends for any information that leads us to him so we want somebody to come forward from any of his friends”, Darren added.
Billy George, Mr Hardy’s father, says his life will never be the same and Christmas will now have a different meaning, according to the .
He said: “Christmas Day everyone is sitting down opening their presents – I’m searching the fields looking for my son – that’s my Christmas – I’ll never have Christmas again.
“I’m so sorry for John’s two sons back home.
“His mother is broken, as are his two sisters and other brother. It will never be the same in my home.
“It’s bad enough losing someone, but in these circumstances, it’s terrible.”
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said its officers were liaising with the missing man’s family.
“While the investigation must be progressed by Spanish police, the PSNI will assist with any local enquiries as requested by them,” a spokesperson said.