Bartolo Diaz Ortiz, 41, vanished in the summer of 2010 while attempting to cross into Arizona. On June 5, he was traveling with two companions and all three were apprehended. The companions say Diaz Ortiz was taken to a hospital that day; they later reported being told he had died. There is no public, official confirmation of that account, and the circumstances surrounding his last known movements remain vague.

The Pima County Medical Examiner’s Office is listed as the investigating agency. Diaz Ortiz is described as a Hispanic/Latino male, 64 inches tall, 170–180 pounds, with black hair, brown eyes and a scar on the right side of his back. The companions’ narrative is the only reported lead about what happened after detention.

Does anyone have information about Diaz Ortiz’s disappearance or about hospital or detention records from June 5, 2010 that could clarify his fate?