Antonio Lopez Cotiy was 22 when he was last heard from on June 17, 2019, while traveling between McAllen and Houston, Texas. He had left Guatemala on May 30, 2019, with a group making their way through Mexico intending to cross the U.S. border. On June 17 he texted his father saying he had reached McAllen and had severe foot pain but planned to keep walking toward Houston.

On June 21 a fellow traveler told Antonio’s father that the group had been forced to leave him behind because his foot pain made it impossible for him to continue; they reported being about two to three hours from Houston at that point. Attempts to trace his location, including trying to track his phone, have not located him and there has been no further contact.

Anyone who was traveling in that area in June 2019 or who has information about Antonio’s movements between McAllen and Houston is asked to come forward.