Israel Salazar Gonzalez was 29 when he went missing on March 20, 2008, while attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border near Falfurrias, Texas. He was traveling with a group of migrants from Reynosa and suffered a severe knee injury that left him unable to walk. The group left him about 30 miles from Falfurrias, near a road, and placed a shirt or sweater under a tree to mark the spot where he was left.

Since that day Israel has not been heard from and efforts to locate him have not turned up his whereabouts. His case remains classified as an unsolved missing person case, and authorities and organizations continue to seek information that might resolve his disappearance. The circumstances underline the dangers migrants face crossing through Brooks County and its harsh terrain.

If anyone was part of that migration route or has information about the location where he was left, can you share what you know?