Benjamin Salazar Puebla, 31, was last seen on August 23, 2009, while crossing the border near Carrizo Springs, Texas, with a group of migrants being guided by a smuggler. According to reports, he was left behind during the journey near a ranch with water wells and has not been seen or heard from since.

Puebla was 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighed 160 pounds. He had a heart tattoo on his left hand and the words mis queridos padres tattooed on his chest. At the time he disappeared he was wearing a brown plaid shirt, blue jeans, and brown work boots. His family lives in Sun Valley, California, and the Los Angeles Police Department is handling the investigation. Few details have emerged and the case remains unresolved.

If anyone has information about Benjamin’s whereabouts or remembers seeing him around Carrizo Springs in August 2009, please share what you know.