William ’Scott’ Hurtado, 33, was last seen in Blanca, Costilla County, Colorado, on January 26, 2017. Family members describe him as friendly and helpful; he planned to travel to California for work but never arrived. At disappearance he was about 6 feet 1 inch tall, 190–200 pounds, with brown thinning hair, brown eyes, a small scar between his eyebrows, and usually wore a mustache with a beard or goatee.

When last seen he was believed to be wearing a t-shirt and jeans, likely a flat-billed baseball cap, sunglasses, and tennis shoes or boots; family said he sometimes wore a watch. The Costilla County Sheriff’s Office opened the investigation and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation later assisted. His case is in national missing persons databases and his DNA has been submitted for comparison. Unidentified remains found in the region prompted inquiries, but as of late 2018 authorities had not linked those remains to Scott.

Anyone who knew Scott, saw him around Blanca on or after January 26, 2017, or has information about his travel to California is asked to come forward.