An American Airlines flight attendant is reported missing in Colombia after disappearing during a crew layover.
An American Airlines flight attendant has been reported missing in Colombia after he disappeared during a crew layover in Medellín. Eric Fernando Gutierrez Molina, who is based out of Dallas-Fort Worth, arrived in the South American country on Saturday night on a flight from Miami, according to local reports.
The 32-year-old and his colleagues had an overnight layover in Medellín and were scheduled to return to the United States on a flight to Miami Sunday morning,Sharom Gil, a close friend of Fernado's who spoke to Telemedellín, said his coworker was found disoriented and was taken to a medical center, but that Fernando's location was unknown. Gil said they filed missing persons reports in both Dallas and Medellín and that the airline notified the U.S. embassy in Colombia of his disappearance. In a statement to NBC DFW, American Airlines said:"We are actively engaged with local law enforcement officials in their investigation and doing all we can to support our team member's family during this time."The Association of Professional Flight Attendants, the union representing American Airlines flight attendants, told NBC 5 it was"actively supporting all efforts to help locate our missing colleague in Colombia."
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