Zachary Bryan Burkey, 26, a lifeguard with the New Orleans Recreation Development Commission, vanished after leaving his mother’s home in the 3500 block of Camp Street on the evening of September 16, 2018. He told his mother he was going for a bike ride and would be back for work the next morning. He was last seen wearing a dark gray t-shirt, black athletic shorts, and red and black flip-flops, riding a black mountain bike with distinctive thick rims.

Bank and surveillance records place him at a Rally’s and, at 8:23 p.m., at Cooter Brown’s Tavern where he withdrew $80. Witnesses said he appeared agitated later that evening. Around 9:00 p.m. he was filmed walking north on South Carrollton Avenue at Jeannette Street, pushing his bike, in the company of a man later identified as Demetrius Williams. Williams was later found using Zachary’s debit card and was charged with access device fraud; he told investigators he and Zachary had been drinking, discussed narcotics, and that he left Zachary with two other men known only as Buff and Slim Shady.

An extensive search by law enforcement, family, and friends has produced no trace of Zachary or his distinctive bike, and no suspects have been officially named in the disappearance. If anyone saw Zachary that night or has information about Buff, Slim Shady, or the bike, please come forward.