Ervin Nez Jr., 35, was last seen August 24, 2019, in the Cottonwood area just west of his hometown of Chinle, Arizona. An enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, he had been staying at various family homes before his sudden disappearance, which his family says was out of character. Ervin is described as a Native American man, 5 feet 7 inches to 5 feet 8 inches tall, 220–230 pounds, with black hair usually shaved very short, brown eyes, a two-inch scar on his left forearm, and a blue-and-green Jay tattoo on the left side of his neck.

He also has a metal plate on the left side of his skull and a large, moon-shaped surgical scar there. Ervin lives with a mental disability, a factor his family has cited in their ongoing concern.

Is there anyone who knew Ervin or his routines around Chinle who can help clarify what happened that day?