James Jamie Lubin Valdez, 47, vanished from Booneville, Arkansas, in June 2021 after leaving his home following an argument with his wife. He had told family he planned to visit his daughter in nearby Ozark. James and his wife were living with her mother at the time; he was a recovering addict sober for more than a year and took oral medication for diabetes that he reportedly did not bring when he left.

Friends last saw James a few days after he left, when he had dinner with them and said he intended to return to Booneville. About ten days after he was last seen, his 2010 Chevrolet Equinox was found abandoned in a rural area of Sugar Grove, roughly ten miles from Booneville, near a swimming spot called The Bluff or Bluff Hole off Dry Creek Road. Some personal items, including his health insurance card, were on the ground; his cell phone and car keys were missing.

Searches with cadaver dogs and a dive team reportedly produced no significant findings. His family accessed his iCloud, which reportedly showed his phone’s last ping in an area that was underwater at the time.

If anyone knew James, his movements in June 2021, or saw the Equinox near Dry Creek Road, please share information with the authorities.