Carl L. Montoya-franklin was 30 when he was last seen in Church Rock, New Mexico, on July 5, 2015. He is described as a Hispanic male, 5 feet 10 inches, about 220 pounds, with black hair, brown eyes, a mustache and goatee, numerous tattoos on his arms and legs and the words Game Over tattooed on his eyelids. When last seen he wore a gray t-shirt, gray sweatpants, white sneakers and a blue NY Yankees cap.

Initial details about his disappearance were sparse. Authorities later began to suspect that Montoya-Franklin and another missing man, 37-year-old Leonard Watchman, may have been caught in a flash flood after Watchman’s truck was found crushed under a boulder in an arroyo. About a day after the truck was located, a body was found near Superman Canyon Road, roughly three miles from the vehicle, but police had not completed a positive identification at that time.

The family and community were left with unanswered questions as the probable flood-related incident offered a tragic explanation but the remains had not been definitively identified. If anyone knew Carl’s movements around July 5, 2015, or saw activity near Superman Canyon Road or the arroyo, please come forward with information.