(Inside Edition) – The search for a mentally disabled man who came to New York City to run in Sunday’s marathon and then vanished has ended.
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Gianclaudio Marengo, 30, competed in the marathon this weekend with thousands of other runners.
They said Tuesday that the 30-year-old Marengo speaks only Italian and was mentally challenged.
Marengo, who was staying at the Sleep Inn Hotel at 38-71 13th St.in Astoria, had disappeared wearing a turquoise shirt, black shorts and a racing bib with the number 23781, police said. But San Patrignano drug rehabilitation center spokesman Matteo Diotalevi (dee-oh-tah-LEH’-vee) says Marengo has no mental health issues.
Gianclaudio Marengo, 30, appeared to be in good condition when he was spotted by Police Officer Man Yem as the off-duty cop made his way to work about 6:30 a.m., cops said.
The 30-year-old, who spent almost 36 hours on the streets of Manhattan before presenting himself to the NYPD, is set to return home to Milan Malpensa on a direct flight in the near future with the help of San Patrignano athletic trainer Antonio Boschini.
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He was taken to the hospital after Yam discovered him and was treated for dehydration, according to sources close to Marengo. The bib number does contain a Global Positioning System device that tracks the runners along their 26-mile course, but officials said the device does not operate outside of the marathon route. Keitany, 33, is also from Kenya, and returned to the marathon this year to defend her title. The women’s wheelchair champion is an American.
