Jose Orlando Benitez was 16 when he disappeared from the Penbrook-Harrisburg area of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on February 15, 2024. He told a family member he was going to school, left home carrying a backpack, and never returned. His disappearance was reported to the Harrisburg Bureau of Police under case number HC-24-032063 and entered in NamUs as MP123791.

Authorities have not publicly reported a confirmed sighting, destination, companion, or mode of transportation after he left home. At the time he was last seen he was about 5 feet 8 inches tall, 150 pounds, with short brown hair and brown eyes.

The gap between leaving for school and never coming home remains unexplained. Anyone who saw Jose in or around Penbrook, Harrisburg, at a school, bus stop, business, or elsewhere on or after February 15, 2024, or who has information about his backpack, is asked to contact investigators.