A British runner who came to New York to participate in Sunday’s marathon, but disappeared before the big race began , has been found safe in the Bronx, police said Thursday.

Cops located Jordan Butler in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx on Wednesday. He was taken to Lincoln Hospital for evaluation, police said.

Butler, 40, was last seen leaving the Westin New York Times Square hotel about 4:45 a.m. Sunday, officials said. The marathon kicked off at 8 a.m. that day on Staten Island.

It was not immediately clear how Butler ended up in the Bronx or what he was doing during the three days after his disappearance.

Butler, who lives in North Willenhall, England, was in the U.S. to participate in the New York City Marathon, officials said. Nearly 60,000 people completed the race on Su

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