Overview
- Medellín authorities issued a missing-person alert for Eric Fernando Gutierrez Molina after a crew stopover, with his last confirmed sighting in the La América neighborhood.
- the 32-year-old Dallas–Fort Worth-based flight attendant arrived on a flight from Miami and did not report for the scheduled return leg.
- A close friend told local TV that he was found disoriented and taken to a medical center, then his whereabouts became unknown.
- Friends and coworkers filed reports in both cities, the airline alerted the U.S. Embassy in Colombia, and American Airlines and the flight attendants’ union say they are supporting the search and his family.
- Police are retracing his steps through CCTV and phone data, and one outlet cites an unverified location message pointing to an Airbnb in El Poblado, a neighborhood known for short-term rentals.