Missing in Santiago

[MariaRubia]

Have you tried calling his employer?

He lost his job and moved back to his mother's. He was coming to the capital to look for work.

 

[MariaRubia]

Is he on social media? Could you try contacting some of his friends or followers from there?

The thing is that I'm not on social media. I've searched under his name on Facebook and Instagram but I can't see anyone who looks like him.

 

[DrNoob]

I am subscribed to a whatsapp channel for local city news and they regularly post accidents AND names of the people involved if available. It is horrifying to see but it kinda helps family/friends find out what is happening/had happened. I am never driving in this country unless I have absolutely no other choice.

I hope your friend reappears with healthy and well soon.

 

[cavok]

Was he ever found?

 

[Father Guido]

Something very strange has happened. A friend of mine was coming to visit at the weekend. He is from Esperanza near to Mao and got the guagua to Santiago. Just before noon he sent a message saying he was arriving in Santiago and was going to take a Transporte Espinal down to the capital. And since then he has completely disappeared. Didn't turn up, his whatsapp says the last time he was active was when he sent me that message. I've tried calling using a normal number and the phone is switched off. I've sent an email, no reply. At first I thought maybe his phone had been lost or stolen, but now that time is going by I'm beginning to wonder if he has been involved in an accident. I guess he may have got a concho from the Esperanza guagua stand to Transporte Espinal so I'm wondering if maybe they had an accident en route. Can anyone make any suggestions on what I should do?

If he is Haitian, I would check with Inmigración.

 

[MariaRubia]

So far he has not reappeared. He was born in DR to Haitian parents, so I guess that makes him not Dominican and a chance he will be deported. I still think it's weird even if he has been deported that he hasn't contacted me so I'm thinking maybe he had a serious accident

 

[windeguy]

So far he has not reappeared. He was born in DR to Haitian parents, so I guess that makes him not Dominican and a chance he will be deported. I still think it's weird even if he has been deported that he hasn't contacted me so I'm thinking maybe he had a serious accident

In that situation the only way he would be a Dominican citizen is if his Haitian parents were in the DR legally under some type of permit or visa back then.
And yes, that would be hard to prove.

The most likely situation is that he was deported as an illegal alien.

 

[MariaRubia]

I came across a copy of his cedula and one of our members has offered to help me by liaising with contacts they have in police and hospitals, so hopefully with the cedula information we can track him down. He has a Dominican cedula and all of my Dominican friends who have met him have said he doesn't seem at all Haitian, so other than having a French last name, I am not convinced that the police would have easily deported him.

 

[MariaRubia]

If he is Haitian, I would check with Inmigración.

Thank you for your advice. I'm not sure if you have ever tried to contact Migracion for anything, but it's easier to get through to the Pope.