Cirilo Torres Herrera was 32 when he disappeared on May 29, 2010, while attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border. He was last believed to be in the borderlands north of Altar, Sonora, but the family also considers possible crossing points near Mexicali/Calexico or Sonoyta/Lukeville. The uncertainty about the exact starting point has left a very large area to search.

Herrera is described as a Hispanic man between 5 feet 4 inches and 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighing 178 to 183 pounds, with brown straight hair, hazel eyes, a beard and mustache, and a three-centimeter scar on his right eyebrow. When last seen he wore a dark blue or gray short-sleeved T-shirt with a rounded black collar over another shirt, beige pants or gray Platino pants, white socks and white underwear, and dark brown shoes with a strap. He carried a yellow belt, a plain dark brown wallet containing his Mexican ID, photographs of his children, and a gold chain with a gold rooster pendant.

The Pima County Medical Examiner’s Office took the report of his disappearance, but no confirmed location of his crossing has been established. If anyone knew Cirilo’s plans, the route he intended to take, or saw him in late May 2010 near Altar, Mexicali/Calexico, or Sonoyta/Lukeville, please come forward with information.