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Olivia Newton-John’s ex-beau found ‘alive’

A private eye says he’s tracked down Olivia Newton-John’s ex-boyfriend — who was once thought to be missing at sea — and found he’s alive and well and living in Mexico, according to a report.

Patrick McDermott, 48, was on a fishing trip off California when he vanished five years ago after breaking up with the “Physical” singer. The Coast Guard never found his body and declared him lost.

He is now living on a boat off the coast of Acapulco, and told detective Philip Klein that he wants to be left alone, according to the London Telegraph.

Klein said he believed that McDermott faked his own death to dodge debts.

Klein, who was hired by NBC’s Dateline, told the paper he tracked McDermott down by putting up a Web site about his case and catching McDermott logging on.