Arefat Surur, 28, disappeared from his Arlington, Virginia home in the summer of 2022 after telling family on July 30, 2022 that he was taking a trip to West Virginia and expected to be back early the next morning. He was last seen in the 1400 block of 28th Street South wearing a gray shirt, gray shorts, and dark red sneakers. Surur worked remotely for Bank of America and required medication for unspecified health issues.

His silver 2016 Toyota Corolla turned up twice in the Shenandoah Valley more than 100 miles from Arlington. It was first reported parked on Old Valley Pike in Mount Jackson; when Arlington police went to retrieve it after notification from Shenandoah County, the car was gone. On August 16, 2022 the vehicle was found abandoned in Elizabeth Furnace Park in Edinburg. No signs of foul play were found in the car. Surur’s phone last pinged near the 3500 block of Old Valley Pike in New Market, Virginia, and subsequent attempts to ping it were unsuccessful.

Arlington County police are leading the investigation; searches of the area where the car was found, including dogs and foot patrols, turned up no sign of Surur. His family has hired a private investigator. Does anyone who knew Arefat or who was in the Shenandoah Valley around late July and August 2022 have information that could help locate him?