Anna Arroyave Ortiz is missing after leaving with a man

• Girl reported missing in Texas
• The 14-year-old girl left her home with a man named César
• Police believe the young girl is in grave danger

Anna Alexandra Arroyave Ortiz, 14, is missing in San Antonio, Texas, and may have been lured by an older man.

Authorities in Bexar County are urgently and desperately seeking the Hispanic community’s help to find Anna Alexandra Arroyave Ortiz.

Detectives investigating the disappearance know the young girl is with someone named César.

However, authorities are still uncertain of César’s full name or face, who may have taken the young girl.

Where is young Anna Alexandra Arroyave Ortiz?

The dramatic case is being investigated by the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) in San Antonio, Texas.

BCSO agents know that Anna Alexandra Arroyave Ortiz left her home on Sunday, August 4, 2024, at 3:45 p.m.

According to authorities, the young girl left the residence marked at 6700 Smith Road, in southern Bexar County.

There are no details as to why the girl suddenly decided to leave her home, but BCSO agents believe she may have gone with César.

The only clue police have is the name César

After Anna Alexandra Arroyave Ortiz left her home, her family called the emergency number to report her missing in Texas.

BCSO agents investigating the strange case believe César convinced the girl to leave her home.

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During the investigation, agents found evidence revealing that César is traveling in a car toward Minnesota with Anna Alexandra.

However, as of writing this story, the young girl remains missing.

Authorities seek help from the Hispanic community

When young Anna Alexandra Arroyave Ortiz left her home, she was wearing a black hoodie.

She was also wearing blue jeans, and white Converse sneakers. She also carried a black backpack.

Anna Alexandra Arroyave Ortiz is five feet four inches tall, weighs 164 pounds, and has brown eyes and black hair. The girl is in grave danger.

The BCSO asks the Hispanic community to contact their office at 210.335.6000 if anyone knows the whereabouts of the girl or César.

Thousands of people go missing each year in the United States

According to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NAMUS), about one hundred thousand people go missing in the United States each year.

NAMUS has 14,445 records of cases involving unidentified and unclaimed remains in thousands of dramatic cases.

Non-profit organizations like Texas Missing Persons often assist authorities in searching for reported missing persons.

At the time of writing, Anna Alexandra Arroyave Ortiz’s case is only being investigated by the BCSO, but federal agents may join the search.

Bexar County police are on high alert

It is still unclear how or in what context Anna Alexandra Arroyave Ortiz met César or why the girl left her family in this now mysterious case.

Although Anna Alexandra Arroyave Ortiz is a teenager, her dramatic disappearance can serve as an example for parents to take extreme precautions.

According to the organization Missing Kids, «attempts to abduct older children are more likely to involve a sexual component.»

«A non-family abduction occurs when a child is abducted by someone the minor knows but is not family, possibly… someone they met online,» says the organization.

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