Hector Esparza-Garcia, 36, was reported missing after he vanished near Dateland in Yuma County on May 17, 2019. His aunt contacted the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office around 10:35 a.m. to report that Hector had been left behind in the desert by an unknown coyote, a human smuggler. He is described as Hispanic, 5 feet 7 inches to 5 feet 8 inches, about 170 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.

The location where he was allegedly abandoned was said to be remote, roughly an eight to ten-hour walk south of Interstate 8 at Mile Post 56, creating a very large and difficult search area. The case is filed under Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office case number IR19014777.

Did anyone in the Dateland area or travelers on I-8 in mid May 2019 see Hector or anyone matching his description?