Marco Ortega was 16 when he went missing from Chatsworth, California.

Marco is Hispanic, about 5 feet 8 inches tall, 150 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes, and a pierced nose. Public postings say he was wearing a gray shirt and black sweatpants when he disappeared. Age-progression images have been produced and circulated to show how he might look now.

The Los Angeles Police Department is the investigating agency and national missing-children outreach has been used to distribute posters and collect tips. A California Department of Justice webpage that appeared linked to his entry currently returns a record was not found message; that does not confirm a resolution. If anyone has information about Marco’s whereabouts or last known movements, please contact the LAPD tip line.