American Airlines Flight Attendant Goes Missing During Layover in Colombia
An American Airlines flight attendant based in Dallas, Texas, has gone missing in Colombia, and authorities just shared a grim update.
He Went Missing on Saturday
Eric Fernando Gutierrez Molina first went missing on Saturday evening. Reports say he and another flight attendant went out that night to a bar in Medellin's El Poblado neighborhood. The area is popular among tourists.
Molina had a layover there that night and had planned to return to Miami the next day, on Sunday. But officials grew concerned when nobody could reach him by telephone. Molina's partner, Ernesto Carranza, told CBS News he couldn't reach Molina on Sunday morning.
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What's more, Carranza told the outlet that Molina's phone was pinged to two locations in Medellin that were nowhere near Molina's hotel.
It's not immediately clear what happened that night, and Molina's colleague, Sharom Gil, told CBS News that he can't remember parts of the night.
AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT ATTENDANT MISSING IN COLOMBIA
— The Dallas Express News (@DallasExpress) March 26, 2026
Eric Fernando Gutierrez Molina, 32, based at DFW Airport, disappeared during a crew layover after going out with colleagues Saturday night.
He was last seen early Sunday in the La America neighborhood and never returned to… pic.twitter.com/8LTJhNQQ5u
Body Discovered, Medellin Mayor Announces
Medellin's Mayor, Fico Gutierrez, took to social media on Friday morning and announced some devastating news.
"I have to deliver some sad news. Since last Sunday, we have been searching for Eric Gutiérrez, a U.S. citizen who is missing. Unfortunately, a lifeless body has just been found between the municipality of Jericó and Puente Iglesias," the mayor tweeted in Spanish. "There is a very high probability that it is this person. The lifeless body is being transported to legal medicine in Medellín for identification and recognition. We express our solidarity to his family and friends. I have just personally delivered the painful news to his father, who is in Medellín. I have also informed the U.S. Ambassador to Colombia and the Consul General of this sad situation."
The mayor added, "The investigations carried out by the Police and the Prosecutor's Office are very advanced and they would have very clear leads on those responsible. Let justice be done. Even, that those responsible be requested in extradition."