Zayda Guadalupe Cruz, 36, went missing after an attempt to cross the U.S.-Mexico border near Nogales, Arizona. She traveled by bus from Culiacan, Sinaloa, to Nogales, Mexico, and after crossing into the United States the group she was with encountered U.S. Border Patrol agents in remote desert terrain on June 4, 2017. In a moment of panic she ran from the agents and disappeared into the desert; the group could not provide further information on her whereabouts.

At the time she vanished Zayda was described as a Hispanic female, about five feet, six inches tall and 150 to 160 pounds, with black curly shoulder-length hair and brown eyes. Identifying marks include pierced ears (one hole each), burn marks on the outside of both thighs, a scar on her upper back between the shoulder blades, a large mass on the outside of her right breast, and tattooed eyebrows. She was believed to be wearing tennis shoes and may have had sunglasses.

The desert where she ran can be hazardous and no further contact has been reported since that encounter. Does anyone who traveled through the Nogales border area around June 4, 2017 remember seeing a woman matching Zayda Cruz’s description or have information about her disappearance?