Ian Burnet, 22, vanished from Manhattan on December 30, 2011, after traveling from Richmond, Virginia to spend New Year’s with friends. He was staying near 139th Street and Riverside Drive and was last heard from at about 4:00 p.m. that day during a text exchange with his roommate. Family received a text from him two days earlier, on December 28.

When last seen Ian was described as between 5 feet 8 inches and 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighing between 131 and 160 pounds, with brown curly hair and green eyes. He is believed to have been wearing a navy blue Nike windbreaker over a grey Wikipedia sweatshirt hoodie. His wallet and cell phone were left behind in the apartment, suggesting he did not plan to be away long.

A missing persons report was filed after he failed to show for a planned New Year’s Eve gathering and an investigation was opened. The circumstances of his disappearance remain unclear and unresolved.

If anyone knew Ian, saw him in Manhattan around December 30, 2011, or has information that could help, please come forward.