Eli Perez was 20 when he was last seen near Falfurrias, Texas, on August 24, 2015. He was traveling with a group but, overcome by exhaustion, hunger and dehydration, fell behind in a remote area. The group left him there. On the evening he disappeared he called his family to say goodbye and described his physical condition, then said he would try to keep walking. His phone died soon after and he has not been heard from since.

Searches were conducted by authorities but turned up no trace. Eli is listed as a missing person in NamUs and the Texas Department of Public Safety’s Missing Persons Clearinghouse. Little else is publicly known about his movements after that last call.

If anyone saw Eli that night or has information about travel routes or camps near Falfurrias on August 24, 2015, please come forward.