The brother of Frank McCaughey who had been missing in Europe for almost three months has spoken of his relief to have his sibling back home in Fermanagh.

Frank, 29, had been travelling solo in Denmark when his family last heard from him in July of this year. He had flown into Aarhus at the start of July and had been keeping in touch with family regularly.

On July 11, he accidentally left his phone behind in a shop when buying a phone charger, and had not been in contact with his family since then.

Frank, who is from Enniskillen was seen on July 13 in Aalborg Railway Station, in Denmark, where he said he was intending to take a train to Copenhagen. It was later reported by police that he may have travelled to Berlin.

Last week, almost three months since he was last in contact with his family, Frank was found in a hospital in Hungary, in the city of Debrecen near the Ukrainian and Romanian Border. With the assistance of his sister Niamh McCaughey, he returned to Enniskillen on Friday, October 7 and is currently recuperating at home.

Speaking to The Impartial Reporter about the relief of having his brother back home, Conán McCaughey said: "It's a massive relief just because he was gone so long and he wasn't in touch.

"I suppose there were times when nearly two/three weeks had passed and nobody had been in touch including the authorities so were really worried."

After taking a seizure, Frank was brought to hospital in Hungary. It was there that a UN worker spoke with him and encouraged him to make contact with his sister Niamh.

"Niamh then flew out and spent a couple of days with Frank, getting his flights and accommodation sorted.

"Then mum and dad picked him up in Dublin Airport on Friday evening. He didn't have a phone or anything so he couldn't have booked a flight himself," explained Conán.

"It was a massive relief that he agreed to come home," he added, noting that Frank had decided to just keep travelling, even after losing his phone.

"I don't know whether he really had a plan of when he was going to stop travelling. I think physically he really needed to go home, and emotionally as well. Obviously the hospital and the authorities there were able to encourage him to go home."

Now back home in Enniskillen, Frank is resting and recuperating.

"He had a bit of a mouth infection so he had to go to hospital to get that checked but he's out again now. Now he's back home, he's glad, he's kind of relieved too," said Conán.

Prior to his travelling, Frank had been living in Belfast.

"He has a house in Belfast that he rents so hopefully he'll get back there and get settled back into a routine [soon]. I think that is the most important thing," said Conán, who went on to explain that although Frank's mood isn't down, he believes his brother just felt like he had to get away.

"Not from us as a family, he wasn't in touch with anyone, it was just in general, so I suppose it's just [about him] filling that void in his life and finding things at home that fulfill him rather than travelling across Europe."

Grateful for the support from the local community and beyond while Frank was missing, Conán said: "I want to give a massive thanks to the local community, to family, friends, strangers, the media [for the support] throughout the ordeal.

"People offering support and helping with appeals, looking out and reaching out. We really appreciate that, it's been almost overwhelming.

"It shows Frank that he is really deeply loved and cared for. I think that means an awful lot to him too," Conán told this newspaper.