An American Airlines flight attendant has gone missing in Colombia after a night out during a layover, according to local authorities. Eric Fernando Gutierrez Molina, 32, arrived in Medellín on Saturday night from Miami and was due to return the following day.
Molina, who is based in Dallas-Fort Worth, went to bars in the El Poblado area with a colleague and met two men at a club before deciding to continue the party elsewhere, said close friend Sharom Gil. He sent a message early Sunday morning with his location at an Airbnb, but friends then lost contact with him.
Colombian law enforcement sources told local media that suspects have been identified and investigators believe Molina was drugged. His partner, Ernesto Carranza, said he wants to believe Molina is alive but each day without news is agonising.
A missing persons report has been filed in both Dallas and Medellín. American Airlines said it is cooperating with local law enforcement and supporting the family. The U.S. State Department currently advises Americans to reconsider travel to Colombia due to violent crime, including kidnapping.
